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Is the promise of more affordable weight loss drugs too good to be true? Compounded semaglutide, explained.

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Compounding GLP-1s are legal and contain the same active ingredients as their pricier counterparts.

They aren’t regulated by the FDA in the same way as noncompounded medications.

Semaglutide is a legal copycat of the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy.

Compounding pharmacies are permitted to manufacture otherwise protected drugs.

Many people are taking compounded versions of Ozempic and Wegovy .

Compounded drugs are often cheaper, in part because they don’t require the same expensive research, development and clinical trials that noncompounded prescriptions do.

Telehealth companies have seized on the opportunity to prescribe blockbuster drugs to a huge swath of people.

Nearly half of online pharmacies trying to sell “semaglutide” are illegal operations.

Compounded semaglutid is not the same thing as fake’ medication.

The safest thing to do is always to use an FDA -approved medication.