Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry titled "Temporary Policies for Compounding Certain Starter Parenteral Nutrition Drug Products for Neonates." This guidance describes the FDA's regulatory and enforcement priorities regarding the compounding of certain starter parenteral nutrition drug products for neonates by outsourcing facilities and by State-licensed pharmacies and Federal facilities that are not registered with FDA as outsourcing facilities. This guidance is being published for immediate implementation due to the expected market exit of the predominant source of certain starter parenteral nutrition drug products for neonates in the United States.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2026-D-9571] AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry titled “Temporary Policies for Compounding Certain Starter Parenteral Nutrition Drug Products for Neonates.” This guidance describes the FDA's regulatory and enforcement priorities regarding the compounding of certain starter parenteral nutrition drug products for neonates by outsourcing facilities and by State-licensed pharmacies and Federal facilities that are not registered with FDA as outsourcing facilities. This guidance is being published for immediate implementation due to the expected market exit of the predominant source of certain starter parenteral nutrition drug products for neonates in the United States. DATES: The announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal Register on September 9, 2026. ADDRESSES: You may submit either electronic or written comments on Agency guidances at any time as follows: Electronic Submissions Submit electronic comments in the following way: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be made public, you are sole…
Citation: 91 FR 57358