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Weight loss drugs without a prescription? Study warns it’s a ‘very risky business’

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In the face of ongoing shortages of the obesity and diabetes medications known as GLP-1s, patients have resorted to a wide array of sources for the drugs, including medical spas and telehealth sites that prescribe compounded versions of the drugs. One sample also contained signs of potential bacterial contamination during manufacturing.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about fake Ozempic, the FTC policing pharma, and more

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 One person also experienced hypoglycemia in 2023 after injecting a compounded version of Ozempic, said the organization, which represents 55 regional poison centers across the country and works with the U.S. Ozempic and similar diabetes medicines have been increasingly used off label for weight loss.

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Europe’s pharmaceutical packaging market to value over $35bn by 2028

European Pharmaceutical Review

Europe’s pharmaceutical packaging and labelling market is projected to reach $35.78 billion in 2022, the pharmaceutical packaging and labelling market in Europe is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.78 This is projected to grow at the highest compound annual growth rate of 5.27

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Your favourite nutraceuticals can be toxic: Discovered by Nutrify Genie

Express Pharma

These naturally occurring compounds offer significant benefits such as antioxidants, anti-inflammatory properties, and antiproliferative effects. Several studies have reported beneficial or protective effects of compounds such as resveratrol, quercetin, EGCG, and astaxanthin against various diseases.

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Extemporaneous Compounding

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Introduction In 2018, the Ministry of Health Malaysia published the Good Compounding Practice as a guidance for compounding practices. NOTE: When compounding a preparation using the contents of an ampoule , care should be taken to withdraw the solution using a filter needle to avoid incorporating glass particles into the compound.

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Ensuring sterility of a novel anti-VEGF bispecific antibody

European Pharmaceutical Review

Research has demonstrated a cost-effective storage solution for compounded faricimab kept for a maximum of 28 days. Authors of the paper stated that it provides off-label use of the anti- vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)/angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) biologic , “while maintaining safety in the treatment of patients”.

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Chemotherapy and Compounding – What You NEED to Know

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Epicur Pharma’s Advisory Council member Ann Donoghue, DVM, MS shares her personal perspective on the important relationship between veterinary oncology and compounded medications used in chemotherapy treatments. But compounding is not easy, it requires skill, training, and consistency.