law, compounding may occur through patient-specific prescriptions (503A pharmacies) or by FDA-registered outsourcing facilities (503B), and is generally permitted only when there is a legitimate clinical need or drug shortage
This includes everything from daily injections at first to monthly doses later on
A classic example is vitamin B12, which may pass through the bloodstream relatively quickly yet persist in liver stores for far longer, supporting normal function between doses
Some patients need a focused course of weekly injections
But a huge number of meat eaters are also deficient and likely dont know it B12 is absorbed through the stomach, and our ability to assimilate it through the stomach wall decreases with age, as well as due to any stomach issues like IBS, Crohns, and Celiac Disease, and medications that impact the stomach like metformin, antacids, PPIs, and ibuprofen