Patients are advised to get a prescription from their doctor and to fill the prescription at a licensed pharmacy or use the FDA's BeSafeRx campaign to determine where to safely buy medications online.

In the midst of the rising popularity of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), and their compounded versions, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been stepping up its efforts ...

Compounded versions of GLP-1 drugs are not approved by the FDA, and serious concerns with these drugs have been identified, including dosing errors, unapproved salt forms, and adverse events that have ...