Food and Drug Administration, Compounding and Weight Loss

How Much Should Weight Loss Drugs Cost?
A new study found that fair prices for medications like Wegovy and Zepbound would be hundreds less per month than they are now.
Millions of people are taking compounded weight loss drugs. Now they're about to disappear.
Compounding pharmacies will have to stop producing copycats of tirzepatide, the active ingredient in the blockbuster weight loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound, in a matter of days. That’s because a federal judge has ruled that compounding pharmacies can’t keep making copies of the drug now that it’s no longer in shortage.
Compound versions of some weight loss drugs to be restricted
Zepbound contains the same active ingredient, tirzepatide, as Mounjaro, which is also made by Lilly and is FDA-approved to treat Type 2 diabetes. Some doctors also prescribe Mounjaro "off-label" for weight loss, as is permissible by the FDA.
Weight Loss Drug Will Be Offered for $499 a Month for Some Patients
Some commercially insured patients stand to save $150 per month on Wegovy, a popular obesity medication. Patients on Medicare and Medicaid are not eligible.
Who can get weight loss drugs on the NHS in Scotland?
Very few people are currently being prescribed drugs for weight loss on the NHS in Scotland, research by BBC Scotland News has established. Medications like Mounjaro and Wegovy have been hailed as "game changers" for tackling obesity.
FBI warns about counterfeit weight loss drugs
The FBI is warning about counterfeit weight loss drugs being sold that claim to have semaglutide, the key ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy.
FBI issues safety warning about counterfeit versions of weight loss drug semaglutide
The FBI is warning the public about counterfeit compounded weight loss drugs on the market that claim to contain semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, two prescription medications used for weight loss.
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