Compounded sema shortage — my results so far

From the other side of the consultation, briefly.

Compounding pharmacy red flag checklist for compounded supply — if ANY of these apply, find a different source:

1. No verifiable physical address
2. No pharmacist available for consultation
3. COA not available or clearly template/fake
4. Prices dramatically below market ($30-40/month = suspicious)
5. No prescription required
6. Ships without cold pack or temperature control
7. No batch/lot numbers on product labeling
8. Pushes "research use only" products for human injection

Your health depends on product quality. Don't cut corners on source verification.

From the other side of the consultation, briefly.

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 4 hours. They answered my questions about reconstitution thoroughly and professionally.

Communication quality is a proxy for operational quality. A pharmacy that communicates well is likely manufacturing well too.

pat_auckland said:

Compounding pharmacy response time test for compounded supply: I email customer service at odd hours to test responsiveness.

Can confirm. Same sequence, different timescale.

pat_auckland said:

Compounding pharmacy response time test for compounded supply: I email customer service at odd hours to test responsiveness.

Compounded has been just as effective for me. If compounded supply is the concern, the COA from my 503B pharmacy shows 99.1% purity. Verified by Janoshik.

Moderator note: the sourcing question belongs in the vendor section and has been split out. Report rather than reply if it drifts again.