Hidden in Plain Sight: Outpatient 503A Compounding for Patient Access, Margin and Market Control

July 8, 2026

This executive-level session will explore how leading health systems are strategically integrating outpatient 503A compounding into their pharmacy enterprise. The discussion will highlight how organizations are defining appropriate scope, standardizing service offerings, and positioning 503A compounding as a lever to enhance patient access, optimize margins, and strengthen market competitiveness.

Target Audience

  • Pharmacists
  • Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, pharmacists should be able to:  

  • Evaluate the strategic role of outpatient 503A compounding in advancing patient access and market positioning.

  • Analyze regulatory, operational, and financial considerations impacting scope and standardization of 503A compounding services.

  • Develop an enterprise-aligned strategy to integrate 503A compounding into pharmacy operations to enhance margin and system value.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 General CE - Attendance
Course opens: 
07/08/2026
Course expires: 
09/06/2026
Event starts: 
07/08/2026 - 12:00pm CDT
Event ends: 
07/08/2026 - 1:00pm CDT
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FACULTY & PLANNERS
Faculty
Kavish Choudhary, PharmD, MS
Associate Dean, Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy
Adjunct Professor, Pharmacotherapy                 
University of Utah
 
Eric M. Tichy, PharmD, MBA, FACHE
Division Chair                   
Mayo Clinic 
 
Planners
Sybil Thomas
AVP, Member Connections
Vizient, Inc.                 
 
Suzi Sidman
Networks Manager                   
Vizient, Inc.                 
 
Marilu Kelly, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHCP
Director, Continuing Education       
Vizient, Inc.
 
DISCLOSURE
As an accredited provider of continuing education, Vizient, Inc. is dedicated to ensuring this activity presents learners with only accurate, balanced, scientifically justified recommendations, and is free from promotion, marketing, and commercial bias. In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all planners, faculty, and others in control of the educational content have disclosed the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with ineligible companies within the past 24 months.
 
Ineligible companies – those companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
It is Vizient’s policy that owners and employees of ineligible companies, and any individuals who refuse to disclose the absence or existence of financial relationships with any ineligible companies are disqualified from participating as planners or faculty.
 
Statement of Content Validity
 
Vizient, Inc. educational activities are intended to assist healthcare teams advance their professional responsibilities in accordance with the definition of continuing education. It is the policy of Vizient, Inc. to review and ensure that all content and recommendations for patient care within accredited CE is evidenced-based, based on current science and clinical reasoning while ensuring the content is fair and balanced. All recommendations must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Vizient, Inc. does not permit accredited continuing education if it advocates for unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or if the education promotes recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients.
 
FDA Off-Label Use
 
Faculty presenters are also expected to disclose any discussion of (1) off-label or investigational uses of FDA approved commercial products or devices or (2) products or devices not yet approved in the United States.
 
Disclaimer
The education provided through this activity is for continuing education purposes only. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty/presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of Vizient, Inc.
Disclosure Statements

Relevant Financial Relationships 

Vizient, Inc., Jointly Accredited for Interprofessional Continuing Education, defines companies to be ineligible as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
An individual is considered to have a relevant financial relationship if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.
 
 
All relevant financial relationships listed for these individual(s) have been mitigated.
 
All others in a position to control content for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Speaker/Presenter(s)

Eric Tichy

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Lilly;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with GSK;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Pfizer;.

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

 
Designation Statement(s)
 
Pharmacists (CPE)
 
Vizient, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 contact hours for pharmacists.
 
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-26-041-L07-P
 
Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)
 
Vizient, Inc. will award all other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity a Certificate of Participation. Various state license boards and credentialing bodies accept certificates of participation from accredited CE activities to meet CE requirements for license renewals and re-certification. It is the responsibility of the participant to contact their state licensing board and/or certifying body for verification on credit eligibility reciprocity.
 
 

 

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 General CE - Attendance
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