It’s unclear how widely the pharmacy’s drugs were distributed. Fullerton Wellness could not be reached for comment.
Bigger battles
This is just the latest warning on weight-loss drugs from the FDA, which has repeatedly cautioned about quality and safety problems related to compounded versions of the drugs. The compounded drugs are intended to be essentially copycat versions of the blockbuster brand-name drugs. Compounding pharmacies can make copycat versions only as long as the drugs are in short supply, acting as a stopgap for patient access. But, with the popularity of the drugs and the high prices of the brand name versions, compounded formulations have become seen as affordable alternatives
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