Compounding Pharmacy

To apply for an NABP accreditation, businesses must meet and maintain basic eligibility requirements. Review the eligibility requirements listed below to determine if you are qualified to apply.

• You are a licensed pharmacy operating in the United States, with current and active licenses in good standing, in all jurisdictions where you conduct business (unless licensure is not required by law).
• You predominately serve human patients (defined as veterinary prescription volume less than 20%).
• Your business location cannot not be a personal residence, cannot be licensed or registered as an outsourcing facility or a nuclear pharmacy.
• You are in compliance with all federal and state regulations, laws, and rules applicable to the business.
• You have a licensed pharmacist (ie, responsible person/pharmacist-in-charge) in full and actual charge of the pharmacy operations, personnel, and compliance with federal and state regulations, laws, and rules regarding the practice of pharmacy.
• You are in compliance with all applicable USP chapters; Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Section 503A requirements; and compound patient-specific preparations pursuant to a prescription.
  • A pharmacy performing nonsterile compounding must comply with the current USP chapter 795.
  • A pharmacy performing sterile compounding must comply with the current USP chapter 797.
  • A pharmacy performing hazardous drug compounding must comply with applicable sections of USP chapter <800>.
• You are compliant with program standards and requirements at time of application submission and through the application and accreditation period.
• You have completed our prerequisite VPP inspection within the past 6 months.
• If a new applicant not yet accredited, have received a Compounding Pharmacy Accreditation eligibility letter.

Accreditation Standards Overview

The Compounding Pharmacy Accreditation Standards Overview provides a brief introduction to the set of standards a pharmacy must meet to achieve accreditation.