Food and Drug Administration does not review the safety and efficacy of compounded products, and the agency has urged consumers to take the approved, branded GLP-1 medications when they are available
None of the three compounds have human safety data in pregnancy or breastfeeding, and they are not FDA-approved
Being able to start on a month-to-month program and not have to fork out $1500 all at one time to get started is a huge benefit if you aren't rolling in the dough
"This is a chronic disease that needs to be treated forever," says Apovian
The FDA previously warned Hims about language implying that compounded semaglutide was the same as approved drugs and clinically proven, and the company used a similar framing again in its recent announcement
You may also develop lipohypertrophy literally, the generation of fat, in the area