When endocrinologist Dan Bessesen, MD, looked online and saw how easy it would be for him to purchase a weight loss drug from ...

For the past several years, physicians and compounding pharmacies have stepped in to address critical patient access gaps during U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shortage declarations for ...

ABC News' Dr. Tara Narula shares what patients need to know. Most compounded versions of popular drugs used for weight loss including Wegovy and Zepbound may soon no longer be available after a U.S.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists, a class of medications known as GLP-1s, have grown in popularity, initially for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and more recently for obesity and other labeled and ...

If you’ve received medication through popular telemedicine companies like Hims & Hers Health, you’re probably familiar with drug compounding. That’s the process of creating customized medicine for a ...

The FDA’s ban on compounded diabetes and weight loss drugs took effect on May 22. Here’s what to know if you’d been taking one. The FDA has banned compounded versions of GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide ...

How Three-Entity Telehealth Platforms Handle Prescription Peptide Evaluation, Compounded Medication Dispensing, and Realistic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sally Pipes is a scholar and think tank CEO who writes on health care. "The booming trade in illicit GLP-1s deserves a swift ...