Drugs made by compounders, including those made at outsourcing facilities, are not FDA-approved. This means that they have not undergone the same premarket review as approved drugs.
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FDA Information on Compounding
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information/human-drug-compounding
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/human-drug-compounding/registered-outsourcing-facilities
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/human-drug-compounding/fdc-act-provisions-apply-human-drug-compounding
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/human-drug-compounding/compounding-inspections-recalls-and-other-actions
Take a look at FDA’s guidance concerning compounding drugs that are essentially copies of approved drugs:
https://www.fda.gov/media/98964/download.
List of Registered Outsourcing Facilities and their Facility inspection status:
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/human-drug-compounding/registered-outsourcing-facilities