sarah_TO said:The pattern that distinguishes a bad batch from an exit is behaviour rather than product.
Right, and one flattering data point from a group buy is not consistency. Consistency means separate batches, separately commissioned, over months.
CarlaRPh_TPA said:Agreed, and the enforcement dates were staggered by category — 503A first, 503B a few weeks later — because outsourcing facilities have manufactured…
This answered a question I did not know how to ask. Sending this to two other people who asked me the same thing last week.
sarah_TO said:The pattern that distinguishes a bad batch from an exit is behaviour rather than product.
I disagree that testing history is decisive. It tells you what a supplier did when they were being watched. Continuity of behaviour under stress — a late shipment, a failed test, a complaint — is more predictive than any run of good results.
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Shop Reference StandardsPharmHunterJen said:My pharmacy stopped supplying with three weeks notice and a letter that explained nothing, so I went and read the statute.
Compounding pharmacy response time test for compounded supply: I email customer service at odd hours to test responsiveness. A pharmacy that can't answer questions promptly is a red flag.
My current pharmacy: average response time same day. They answered my questions about sterility testing thoroughly and professionally.
Communication quality is a proxy for operational quality. A pharmacy that communicates well is likely manufacturing well too.
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