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I’m an obesity expert and can’t wait for the compounding craze to stop

If you can't name the medical reason your patient needs a knockoff GLP-1, you don't have one.

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# Summary The article critiques compounding pharmacies that are manufacturing cheaper, unregulated alternatives to branded GLP-1 drugs (like Ozempic and Wegovy) without clear medical justification, raising concerns about quality control and patient safety. This trend poses significant downside risk for pharmaceutical companies like Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly by potentially eroding prescription volumes and pricing power for their proprietary GLP-1 products as demand shifts to lower-cost compounded versions.

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