How We Source Your Medications

Where your medications come from

Kesbury prescriptions are currently prepared and fulfilled by Olympia Pharmaceuticals, a licensed compounding pharmacy in Orlando, Florida. Each medication is compounded for an identified patient, in that patient’s name, from that patient’s prescription. General information: U.S. compounding is done either by a state-licensed 503A pharmacy, which compounds for an individual patient from a prescription, or by an FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility, which may compound in larger batches under federal manufacturing-practice oversight.

Medications are prescribed only by the U.S. licensed Kesbury Health physician after reviewing your health information. A pharmacy cannot dispense a compounded medication for you without that valid prescription.

What compounding is

Compounding is the process by which a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy prepares a medication — for example, in a strength, form, or formulation that is not commercially available as an FDA-approved product. Compounding serves an important role when an individualized or non-commercially-available preparation is clinically appropriate.

A 503A pharmacy compounds a medication for an individual patient based on that patient’s prescription. As general information: a 503B outsourcing facility is a different category that may compound in larger batches under FDA registration and federal manufacturing-practice oversight, which applies to 503B facilities and not to 503A pharmacies. In either case, a compounded medication is different from a mass-marketed, FDA-approved, off-the-shelf drug product.

Important: compounded medications are not FDA-approved

Compounded medications — whether prepared by a 503A pharmacy or a 503B outsourcing facility — are not FDA-approved. This means the specific compounded product has not gone through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's premarket review process for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality that applies to FDA-approved drug products.

Compounded medications can serve important clinical needs, but because they are not FDA-approved, it is important that they be prescribed by a licensed physician, prepared by a licensed pharmacy, and used as directed. We will provide information about any medication prescribed to you, and you should ask your Kesbury Health physician any questions before starting it.

A note on labeling

Your medication is dispensed to you pursuant to your own valid prescription and labelled by the dispensing pharmacy. Your medication arrives labelled for you, under your own prescription. If you have any question about a label on a product you receive, contact us before using it.

Prescribed only when clinically appropriate

Medication is never automatic. A physician reviews your intake and health information and prescribes only when they determine it is appropriate for you. There is no guarantee that you will be prescribed any particular medication, and the physician may recommend an alternative or decline to prescribe.

Quality and oversight

Kesbury sources only from a state-licensed U.S. compounding pharmacy (currently Olympia Pharmaceuticals, Orlando, Florida), under the state and federal requirements that apply to it. Like all medications, compounded preparations carry risks, and individual results vary; no specific outcome is guaranteed.

Our LegitScript certification

Kesbury Health is LegitScript-certified (certification #51875982). LegitScript certification is an independent monitoring program that evaluates healthcare merchants for compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and program standards. Certification reflects our commitment to operating transparently and responsibly; it is not an endorsement of any specific medication and does not mean a compounded medication is FDA-approved.