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Patients face safety risks with counterfeit and compounded prescription weight-loss drugs Officials warn of counterfeit and compounding pharmacy concerns as demand for weight-loss medicines surges. Demand is skyrocketing for FDA-approved medicines that provide incredible benefits to patients living with diabetes and obesity. The injectables – GLP-1s like semaglutide and incretins that are commonly known as weight-loss drugs – have thus…
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New information on the patients recently hurt by counterfeit Botox, two news stories involving pill presses, and a prosecution announced in Austria over fake Ozempic that sent multiple people to the hospital.
Read MoreHave patients been harmed by unsafe drug compounding? Compounded medicine is an important part of our healthcare system. It’s meant to be an exception to the normal drug supply chain, helping patients who cannot take a drug in its existing form or filling in when there are shortages of a life-saving medication. However, compounding pharmacies are not regulated the same…
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Problems inspectors found in compounding facilities There are two types of compounding pharmacies that help patients. 503A pharmacies provide bespoke medications to suit patients’ requirements if mass-produced medicine can’t meet them. 503B pharmacies, known as outsourcing facilities, can create large batches of medication specifically for healthcare facilities to use in-office. There are approximately 7,500 compounding pharmacies in the United States…
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