"The compounding of medicines should be reserved for exceptional clinical circumstances where all suitable alternative treatments using approved therapeutic goods are unavailable, have failed or are deemed unsuitable for the patient." The warning also comes after large telehealth start-up Eucalyptus, which includes weight loss drugs among its offerings, announced it would soon start selling compounded semaglutide produced under "rigorous safety standards"
However, for the medication to be truly effective, it should be part of a broader weight management strategy
McIntyre RS (2024) Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) and suicidality: what do we know and future vistas
It is listed strictly for laboratory research use only and is not intended for human or veterinary use
The study suggested that by reducing appetite and modulating reward pathways, GLP-1 agonists could help individuals with BED regain control over their eating behaviors (Erlanson-Albertsson et al., 2015)
and metabolism 19 (9), 12421251
