Custom formulations of popular weight loss medications have surged in popularity due to the high costs of FDA-approved drugs.

The runaway popularity of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss and diabetes management led to a nationwide shortage that lasted more than a year—and created the perfect conditions ...

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.

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

A federal court in Texas reportedly dismissed a bid by drug compounders to continue producing off-brand versions of Novo Nordisk‘s weight-loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic while a ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued warning letters to more than 40 compounding pharmacies, demanding that they cease certain advertising practices for a variety of compounded ...

If you knew a medicine wasn’t regulated or reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, would you still be willing to take it? My guess is that most people wouldn’t willingly put an unknown ...

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 ...