Medical spas, compounded drugs in focus as Indiana lawmakers hear warnings — and pushback

By: Casey Smith

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 18, 2026

Words: 1,568

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Indiana lawmakers are weighing new guardrails around drug compounding amid warnings that patients are receiving powerful prescription treatments in settings that operate largely outside state oversight.

Central to a bill in flux are medical spas — businesses that market cosmetic, wellness or lifestyle treatments while also administering prescription drugs, often by injection or infusion. Those services can range from Botox injections to hormone therapy and compounded weight-loss drugs, like GLP-1 products.

The proposal would …

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