For TikTok beauty influencer Ashley Raibick , 27, trying semaglutide was a no-brainer. That’s the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy , and it’s become internet-and-beyond famous for how much weight people can lose while taking it. Raibick doesn’t have type 2 diabetes and admits that she might not initially appear to fit the drug’s indication for obesity or weight loss , but, “When something bothers me, I fix it,” she said.
So where are compounding pharmacies, med spas, and telehealth companies that offer compounded semaglutide getting it from? Is the use of compounded semaglutide legal? And are the products some compounding pharmacies, med spas, and telehealth companies market even semaglutide?“Compounding pharmacies, med spas, and other entities that are claiming to offer or sell compounded products purporting to contain ‘semaglutide’ are sourcing their ingredients from entities other than Novo Nordisk,” the...
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)