The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to ask one of its newest advisory committees to decide if some compounding pharmacies should be allowed to make four drugs, including the widely ...

FDA's April 1, 2026, update to its compounding policy page follows more than 18 months of regulatory activity surrounding the compounding of GLP-1 medications ...

A compounded medication is a drug a healthcare provider prepares to meet your specific needs. It's made by combining, mixing, or altering ingredients of a drug. Compounded medications are important ...

Since 2022, four GLP-1 drugs, including those indicated for weight loss, have been on FDA’s drug shortage list due to extraordinarily high patient demand. The shortage has, in turn, resulted in ...

Unlike more traditional pharmaceutical manufacturers—think Pfizer, for example—compounding pharmacies make custom versions of already-approved pharmaceuticals with the stated purpose of meeting unique ...

Compounding pharmacies will have to stop producing copycats of tirzepatide, the active ingredient in the blockbuster weight loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound, in a matter of days. That’s because a ...

Gottlieb was commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration from 2017 to 2019. When Makena, a drug designed to prevent preterm births, hit the market in 2011 at $1,500 per dose, it drew rife ...

As more people turn to blockbuster drugs like Wegovy to lose weight, some are choosing to skip the name-brand drugs and go online for less expensive alternatives made by specialized pharmacies. NPR ...

Does Compounded Semaglutide Work for Weight Loss? Compounded semaglutide can be an affordable alternative to brand-name weight loss injections like Ozempic and Wegovy. But it’s important to understand ...

Unlike conventional pharmacies, which mostly dispense premade drugs in standard doses, compounding pharmacies make, or "compound," medications on the premises, according to federal guidelines. For ...