The Food and Drug Administration allows for licensed compounding pharmacies to make copies of certain drugs in short supply, and that has included semaglutide and tirzepatide, the main ingredients in ...

When endocrinologist Dan Bessesen, MD, looked online and saw how easy it would be for him to purchase a weight loss drug from ...

Julia Ingram is a data journalist for CBS News Confirmed. She uses data analysis and computation to cover misinformation, AI and social media. Readdy, who has struggled with her weight for most of her ...

Compounded semaglutide is a medication that’s custom-made by a compounding pharmacy. It contains the active ingredient semaglutide, which is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist.

After trying to lose weight her whole life, Lisa Hallock finally started to see lasting results from a compounded semaglutide, the active ingredient used in Ozempic. As a busy mom of three who had ...

Does Compounded Semaglutide Work for Weight Loss? Compounded semaglutide can be an affordable alternative to brand-name weight loss injections like Ozempic and Wegovy. But it’s important to understand ...

The decision to prescribe a compounded or brand-name glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) medication for obesity treatment was never simple, but recent developments have complicated it further. In the ...

Digital health company Noom on Thursday announced it will offer a compounded GLP-1 drug as part of a new weight loss product that starts at $149. The treatment will feature compounded semaglutide, the ...

Super Bowl LIX might be over, but the leftover controversies are still buzzing! This year, a Super Bowl commercial put out by the telehealth company Hims & Hers has been drawing both attention and ...

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 ...

The supply of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss and diabetes treatment was expected to tighten this week with a federal deadline to halt the sale and production of off-brand products that many patients in ...