Compounding R.Ph.s sue FDA over vet meds

Trying to protect their ability to compound veterinary drugs, 10 pharmacy owners in six states have filed a federal lawsuit against the Food & Drug Administration for banning the use of bulk ingredients. The suit filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas alleges that the FDA overstepped its authority when it decreed that it's illegal to use bulk ingredients in the compounding of medications for nonfood companion animals. The current legal battle involves family pets, but the pharmacist plaintiffs are concerned that going after Fido and Fluffy is o­nly the opening gambit in an FDA campaign that would ultimately try to put their human owners off-limits to compounded drugs as well. The seeds of the plaintiffs' legal tussle with the FDA were planted last year when the agency issued the compliance policy guideline (CPG 7125.40 Section 608.400) that outlawed compounding veterinary medicines from bulk ingredients.


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