Health Canada has issued a recall notice for compounded drugs containing semaglutide, which is a key component in popular medications like Ozempic and Wegovy.

At least seven deaths linked to compounded versions of semaglutide, the active ingredient in these medications, have been reported to the FDA. The Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding disputes the ...

Websites selling compounded versions of popular weight-loss drugs from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to U.S. consumers often do ...

Lots of people are on cheaper compounded weight-loss drugs that mimic brands like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound. They're ...

Half of the websites (49.4%) failed to mention risks including adverse effects, warnings and precautions, and ...

Dr. George Carroll runs BeSlimMD, a private weight loss clinic in Maitland. He has been helping patients lose weight for more than 40 years, but says when so called GLP-1 drugs made from semaglutide ...

More than one-third of websites selling their own versions implied the products were the same as the FDA-approved drugs.

About 140,400 obese patients in Massachusetts were prescribed medications like Wegovy and Zepbound in 2024, a 255 percent ...