Note: Compounded drugs are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and may carry greater risks than FDA-approved treatments. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently ...

Still life of Ozempic and Wegovy. Both are injectable prescription weight loss medicines. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) As demand surges for semaglutide ...

Note: Compounded drugs are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and may carry greater risks than FDA-approved treatments. Just a few years ago, the term “GLP-1” would have been ...

Are compounded GLP-1s for weight loss safe? GLP-1s (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists) are medications used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity. You’ve probably heard of them under brand ...

Whether it’s due to an ingredient allergy or other reasons, compounding pharmacies can help tailor a custom-made medication to meet your needs. And when drug shortages happen, they can play an ...

When endocrinologist Dan Bessesen, MD, looked online and saw how easy it would be for him to purchase a weight loss drug from a compounding pharmacy without being seen by a medical provider, he was ...

A recent op-ed in the Washington Post describes the story of an author who decided he wanted to lose weight. Although he was healthy, he heard from friends how easy and effective GLP-1 medications ...