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 ...

Compounded semaglutide and Ozempic are different products. While both may be used in people with type 2 diabetes, Ozempic is approved by the FDA, but compounded semaglutide is not. Compounded drugs ...

When Tina Jacobson tried to get Ozempic to lose weight, her health insurance provider denied coverage because she was not diabetic. Instead of paying more than $1,000 out of pocket for the Type 2 ...

The US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Tuesday about compounded versions of the drug semaglutide, which is approved for treatment of diabetes and excess weight. Compounding “is the ...

Hims & Hers’ Super Bowl ad plugs its compounded weight loss drugs as the “affordable” solution to a “sick system,” but many concerns about safety still swirl around these forms of the medications.

Compounded versions of semaglutide, the active ingredient in approved diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, have been associated with at least 100 hospitalizations and 10 deaths, the chief ...

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 ...

Patients have been buying compounded weight loss drugs at lower prices than brand-name medications amid shortages of tirzepatide and semaglutide. (Getty Images) Compounding pharmacies will have to ...

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. In April 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...