First PO checklist
Material, quantity, batch evidence, payment, delivery and quality acceptance.
Procurement resources
Prepare a better purchasing decision.
Use these practical checklists before a first order, supplier review or sample test.
Buyer checklists
Choose your next question.
Reading a COA
Check the issuer, identified sample, methods, results and relationship to the offered lot.
Testing before bulk
Define the analytical question, proposed sample and decision the report should support.
OEM project brief
Define material, scale, packaging, confidentiality and sample acceptance.
Existing educational guides
Browse the procurement knowledge center.
Existing editorial guide text and primary references are retained. The next-step inquiry supports quotations, samples and document requests.
Research database
Browse all compounds Explore compound research profiles.
Compare identity, research stage and literature context before opening a product or testing discussion.
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Educational research index only. It does not provide dosing, reconstitution or clinical-use instructions. Research status, approvals and literature context must be checked for the specific compound, jurisdiction and date.
Procurement knowledge center
Guides
Use these source-led guides to prepare supplier, documentation and testing questions.
503A vs 503B Peptide API Procurement
503A and 503B are different US compounding frameworks. Their buyers should independently assess legal eligibility, supplier qualifications and lot evidence under the rules applicable to their facility.
Read guide →What Documentation Should a 503A Pharmacy Request?
A 503A pharmacy should first determine whether the proposed bulk drug substance may be used for its intended compounding activity, then request source and lot evidence appropriate to that decision.
Read guide →Procurement worksheets
Download blank, editable tables to record the evidence and requirements for your own inquiry.
COA review worksheet
Record issuer, sample or lot, method, specification, result, units and review decision.
Download worksheet →Sample-to-batch traceability
Connect sample, report, offered lot, order and delivered lot identifiers.
Download worksheet →Multi-product RFQ table
List each material, presentation, pack basis, quantity, destination and required files.
Download worksheet →Independent testing of a supplier sample · 503A pharmacy documentation