Workshop Overview
Join USP on October 26–27, 2026, in Rockville, MD, for the 5th Annual Compounding Workshop: Advances and Emerging Challenges in Pharmaceutical Compounding.
Three years after USP General Chapters <795> Pharmaceutical Compounding—Nonsterile Preparations and <797> Pharmaceutical Compounding—Sterile Preparations became official, the questions have evolved and so has practice. This workshop convenes practitioners, regulators, and subject matter experts to tackle what comes next: FDA inspection readiness, formulation and stability, facility design, new compounding technologies, peptides, medical spas, and veterinary compounding.
Join us in-person or virtually and earn up to 10 CE credits, which may be eligible for ACPE credit. Additional details, including learning objectives for each CPE activity and requirements for claiming CPE credit, will be provided once available.
NABP and NABP Foundation® are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as providers of continuing pharmacy education (CPE). ACPE provider number: 0205.
- Know what's next: Explore the trends, initiatives, and regulations shaping quality compounding.
- Shape the standards: Get involved in the work that determines which compounding standards carry the highest public health value.
- Learn from the field: Share perspectives, experiences, and lessons learned on the road to adopting new USP compounding standards.
- Advance patient safety: Discuss strategies to help improve patient safety through standardization of commonly compounded medicines.
- Grow your network: Connect with peers and USP staff and find your way to contribute.
You should attend if you are a...
- Practitioner: Healthcare providers who prescribe, prepare, or administer compounded preparations tailored to patient needs.
- Researcher: Academics driving R&D for compounded formulations.
- Supplier: Companies that source, manufacture, or distribute APIs, excipients, products, or equipment for compounding.
- Manufacturer: Drug manufacturers shaping the broader compounding supply chain.
- Testing partner: Contract labs that test and develop compounded formulations.
- Regulator: State and federal officials overseeing regulation or accreditation of compounding facilities.
The Venue
The in-person participation will take place at USP’s Rockville, MD headquarters. There will also be a virtual option for those who cannot attend in person.