Table II.7: Types of Entities Authorized to Prepare Sterile Compounded Drugs, by Reporting State
State Corporate chain pharmacies Retail pharmacies Compounding pharmacies FDA-registered outsourcing facilities Outsourcing facility (licensed or registered by state) Hospital pharmacies Outpatient clinics Home infusion pharmacies General practitioners' offices Medical specialty offices Home health care agencies Hospice and palliative care agencies
Alabama Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No
Arizona No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know
Arkansas Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Don't know Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know
California Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes No No Yes -
Colorado Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Yes
Connecticut Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Delaware Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
District of Columbia No No Yes Don't know Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Don't know Yes Yes
Floridaa - - - - - - - - Don't know Don't know - -
Georgia Yes Yes Yes Don't know Don't know Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Guam No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know
Hawaii Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know
Idaho Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Illinois Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Iowa Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Don't know
Kansas Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Yes Don't know Don't know No No
Kentucky Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Louisiana Yes Yes Yes Don't know Don't know Yes Don't know Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know
Maine Don't know Yes Yes Don't know Don't know Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know
Maryland - - - - - - - - - - - -
Massachusetts Yes Yes Don't know Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know
Michigan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes - No No No
Minnesota Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes -
Mississippi Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know
Missouri Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know
Montana Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nebraska Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Yes Don't know Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know
Nevada Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know
New Hampshire No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No
New Jersey No Yes Yes Yes Don't know Yes Don't know Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know
New Mexico Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
New York Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Don't know
North Carolina Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No
North Dakota Yes - Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Don't know
Ohio Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Oklahoma Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Oregon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know
Pennsylvania Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Don't know
Rhode Island Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Don't know
South Carolina Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
South Dakota Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tennessee Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Texas Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Yes Yes Yes Don't know Don't know
Utah Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Vermont Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know
Virginia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Washington Yes Yes Yes Yes Don't know Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
West Virginia Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know
Wisconsin Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wyoming Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Don't know Yes Don't know Don't know Don't know Don't know

Source: GAO survey of state pharmacy regulatory bodies, survey question 10. | GAO-17-363SP
Notes: GAO surveyed the state pharmacy regulatory bodies in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and all but 4 completed the survey.
aThis state reported that, according to a state rule, any pharmacy engaged in sterile compounding would need a special sterile compounding permit, and, conceivably, any licensed pharmacy in the state could do so if all other requirements were met. General practitioners’ and medical specialty offices are not regulated by the board of pharmacy; however, if any medical facilities also have a pharmacy, the pharmacy would need a permit to engage in sterile compounding. Outsourcing facilities are also allowed to compound sterile products if the proper permit is obtained.