Compounded medications can offer a cheaper way to obtain scarce drugs. But the FDA has raised concerns about salt-compounded forms of semaglutide, which may not be safe or effective. Share on ...

As drugmakers report high demand and waning supply of pediatric fever-reducers, the FDA posted an immediately-in-effect guidance Jan. 20 to help boost access to ibuprofen oral suspension products.

Pharmacists and doctors can make compounded medications by combining, mixing, or altering various ingredients to meet a specific need. But because these medications don’t have Food and Drug ...

When you have to go on a medication, your doctor will probably prescribe a premade one that's FDA-approved. But sometimes, they may want you to go on a compounded medicine that's specifically made for ...

As of February 2025, the semaglutide injection (Ozempic, Wegovy) shortage was resolved. As a result, compounded semaglutide ...

The Food and Drug Administration allows for licensed compounding pharmacies to make copies of certain drugs in short supply, and that has included semaglutide and tirzepatide, the main ingredients in ...

Hims & Hers’ Super Bowl ad plugs its compounded weight loss drugs as the “affordable” solution to a “sick system,” but many concerns about safety still swirl around these forms of the medications.

Before August 2021, Emily Clasen had never heard of Ozempic. The 31-year-old from Fort Wayne, Indiana tells Rolling Stone that after her best friend at work mentioned the drug, she brought it up with ...