Compounded medications can offer a cheaper way to obtain scarce drugs. But the FDA has raised concerns about salt-compounded forms of semaglutide, which may not be safe or effective. Share on ...

Drug executives say only their GLP-1 drugs are safe for treating obesity and diabetes as they wage a year-long campaign to ...

Compounded tirzepatide contains the same active ingredient as Mounjaro, but its dosage and some ingredients may differ from Mounjaro. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not regulate the ...

Most compounded versions of popular drugs used for weight loss including Wegovy and Zepbound may soon no longer be available after a U.S. judge declined an initial injunction to allow compounding ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. If you’re starting a weight loss journey, you might have stumbled upon tirzepatide — the drug approved by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug ...

Novo Nordisk recently made headlines petitioning FDA to stop the compounding of its blockbuster GLP-1 products so it can sell its patented semaglutide drugs exclusively. Compounding is the practice of ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned two online vendors to stop making unapproved versions of semaglutide (marketed as Ozempic for type 2 diabetes; Wegovy for obesity) and ...

Unlike conventional pharmacies, which mostly dispense premade drugs in standard doses, compounding pharmacies make, or "compound," medications on the premises, according to federal guidelines. For ...

Since 2022, four GLP-1 drugs, including those indicated for weight loss, have been on FDA’s drug shortage list due to extraordinarily high patient demand. The shortage has, in turn, resulted in ...

When you have to go on a medication, your doctor will probably prescribe a premade one that's FDA-approved. But sometimes, they may want you to go on a compounded medicine that's specifically made for ...