FDA warns online vendors to stop selling unapproved weight-loss drugs semaglutide and tirzepatide

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FDA warns online vendors to stop selling unapproved weight-loss drugs semaglutide and tirzepatide
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FDA issued warning letters to two online retailers, Semaspace and Gorilla Healing, instructing them to cease selling unapproved versions of semaglutide and tirzepatide

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday published letters warning two online vendors to stop selling unapproved versions of semaglutide and tirzepatide, the active ingredients in popular GLP-1 class medications including Novo Nordisk’s powerful weight-loss drug Wegovy. In the letters sent to Semaspace and Gorilla Healing on Oct. 2, the FDA said the only approved semaglutide products were Wegovy and Novo’s diabetes drugs Ozempic and Rybelsus.

The agency said that if the vendors did not stop selling the drugs, it might respond with legal action including seizures and injunctions. Semaspace has shut down its website but Gorilla Healing, which sells products other than obesity medications, is still operating and listing semaglutide 5mg and tirzepatide 10mg for sale at the time of publication. Gorilla Healing said it had not seen the letter. In another letter published on Tuesday, the FDA warned www.alphamedstore.

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