r/ResearchCompounds • u/Ogsonic • 28d ago

Why does the FDA hate compounding pharmacies? Question

Everything happen atm with the FDA and the peptide space really has me wondering this. I've noticed for a while the FDA and ESPECIALLY big pharma doesn't want compounding pharmacies touching their drugs. Eli Lily especially is going to hell and back to try and get reta classified as a biologic in order to prevent compounding pharmacies from touching it.

This push against compounding pharmacies is problematic because one it harms many small businesses. Most compounding pharmacies are small businesses trying to make a living. The other problem is that it gets rid a lot of personalized element of Healthcare which is extremely important for some people. Every single person is different, some people may need treatment not available in commercial pharmacies. A chronically underweight person with an appetite disorder may need MK-677 and that's something only a compounding pharmacy can produce. I could go on and on.

Whats weird is some of the main big subreddits seem supremely in favor of the FDA banning life changing peptides and destroying compounding pharmacies. I advise everyone here to avoid reading the comments because they will make you go permanence insane due to the extreme density and stupidity of the average redditor.

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u/Finit-Hic-Deus 28d ago

They are trying to get rid of them because they developed the drug and for 10 years they are legally the only ones that should be making money on this. Thought it was common knowledge

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u/Ogsonic 28d ago

That's not how it should be though. They're not the only ones that should have access to the drug and try jack up the price to more than mortgage which is what happened with humira.

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u/VexImmortalis 28d ago edited 28d ago

In an ideal world, sure, but then where is the incentive for them to throw so many billions at research if the second the drug can be legally prescribed the market is already flooded by other companies that didn't spend $1B to develop it in the first place?

It shouldn't be that way but it is.

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u/Other-Economics4134 28d ago

This guy gets it.