Compounding pharmacies are facilities that are able to make customized medications. This could be to alter a drug's dosage or composition for medical purposes. Many patients have benefitted from drug ...

Unlike conventional pharmacies, which mostly dispense premade drugs in standard doses, compounding pharmacies make, or "compound," medications on the premises, according to federal guidelines. For ...

Most compounded versions of popular drugs used for weight loss including Wegovy and Zepbound may soon no longer be available after a U.S. judge declined an initial injunction to allow compounding ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. Food and Drug Administration official testified on Monday that the agency has concerns about drugs made by compounding pharmacies and still sees problems with them six ...

Weight-loss treatments like semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro/Zepbound) have been life changing for many individuals seeking to manage their weight. However, shortages and high ...

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 ...

Despite Novo Nordisk (NVO) recently ending a partnership with Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS) to distribute its weight-loss therapy Wegovy (semaglutide), Hims & Hers Health CEO Andrew Dudum said that ...

Ozempic and Wegovy manufacturer announced it will take legal action against facilities illegally compounding the drugs amid persistent shortages, which have left some patients without medication.

Counterfeit forms of weight loss and diabetes drugs are endangering consumers, and Oklahoma General Attorney Gentner Drummond wants to take action against what he calls "bad actors" in the ...

The health care industry has never encountered anything quite like Ozempic before. First approved to treat Type 2 diabetes, this drug and others like it—known as GLP-1 agonists—hit blockbuster status ...

Drug makers and medical device firms facing minor regulatory violations can now avoid criminal prosecution and lengthy court ...