text:  This right-of-way branch is a compounding pharmacy. That's the kind of pharmacy that makes drugs in-house from raw active ingredients, instead of just ordering ready-made medication from other manufacturers, as most pharmacies do. Those compounding pharmacies receive less scrutiny. The FDA doesn't ensure their small batches of drugs are safe or effective before patients get them. But the process of creating drugs for lethal injection was even more secretive than usual here.