Can a med spa in New York offer compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide?
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The baseline is a pharmacist and a prescription. “No drug for which a prescription is required … shall be distributed or dispensed to any person except upon a prescription written by a person legally authorized to issue such prescription. Such drug shall be compounded or dispensed by a licensed pharmacist”, labeled with the dispensing establishment owner’s name and address, the date compounded, the prescription number, the prescriber, the patient’s name and address, and the directions for use.
N.Y. Educ. Law § 6810(1) · verified Sep 2, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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⚠️ the exception that decides the cosmetic case is compounding by the prescriber. The 72-hour cap does not apply to “the dispensing of drugs that are diluted, reconstituted or compounded by a prescriber” — which is exactly what reconstituting botulinum toxin is. The other exceptions are narrow and mostly not commercial: hospitals; “the dispensing of drugs at no charge to their patients”; practices “ten miles or more from a registered pharmacy”; post-secondary clinics; a medical emergency; allergenic extracts; and oncological or AIDS protocols.
N.Y. Educ. Law § 6807(2) · verified Sep 2, 2026
The out-of-state supplier must be registered in New York. a “nonresident establishment” includes a “pharmacy, manufacturer, wholesaler, or outsourcing facility located outside of the state that ships, mails or delivers prescription drugs or devices to other establishments, authorized prescribers and/or patients residing in this state”, expressly including those transacting business over the internet — and such establishments must register. A New York practice buying compounded stock from an out-of-state 503B should be able to see that registration.
N.Y. Educ. Law § 6808-b · verified Sep 2, 2026
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