Stopping illegal compounding is not just about protecting patients. It’s about preserving the ecosystem that makes medical innovation possible.
Americans looking to lose weight are increasingly turning to the internet. And they’re being duped.
Telehealth startups and fly-by-night pharmacies are peddling what look like cheap, convenient versions of blockbuster drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. But many of these offerings are neither authentic nor safe. They’re “compounded” copies — knockoffs often made with foreign ingredients that haven’t been reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
It’s time for federal action to restore order to this illicit market.
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Trump Must Shut Down Counterfeit Weight-Loss Drugs
Sally C. Pipes
Stopping illegal compounding is not just about protecting patients. It’s about preserving the ecosystem that makes medical innovation possible.
Americans looking to lose weight are increasingly turning to the internet. And they’re being duped.
Telehealth startups and fly-by-night pharmacies are peddling what look like cheap, convenient versions of blockbuster drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. But many of these offerings are neither authentic nor safe. They’re “compounded” copies — knockoffs often made with foreign ingredients that haven’t been reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
It’s time for federal action to restore order to this illicit market.
Read more in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.