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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about copycat weight loss drugs, ADHD prescriptions spiking, and more

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Food and Drug Administration wants bulk production of copycat versions of popular weight-loss drugs to stop, but telehealth companies and compounding pharmacies that have fueled widespread use of the knockoffs have other plans , The Wall Street Journal writes. In 2016, Ionis won approval for an infusion called Spinraza.

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Low Dose Naltrexone and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

It’s also best to work with a compounding pharmacy that can help you titrate your dose correctly. It needs to be compounded into lower doses by a professional compounding pharmacy. Published 2016 Sep 29. Learn more about LDN and download the full transcript of my interview with Dr. Mark Mandel below!

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10 Facts About Thyroid Disease

The Thyroid Pharmacist

20] This medication is available only as a prescription and can be compounded into lower doses by special professional compounding pharmacies. Published 2016 Apr 26. January, 2016. This means that it turns off the cells that cause autoimmunity! [20] Do You Think (or Know) You Have Hashimoto’s? J Thyroid Res.

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Blood Sugar, Hashimoto’s, Ozempic, Metformin and Berberine

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Compounding pharmacies will sometimes repackage these drugs, or create lower or different concentrations than what’s typically available. Epub 2016 Oct 5. Most doctors will have patients start with low doses to reduce any potential GI side effects, then increase the dose based on their response and tolerance. Eur J Endocrinol.