Becker's Healthcare August 16, 2024
Anecdotally, some physicians are getting more comfortable prescribing compounded versions of popular weight loss drugs Wegovy and Zepound, which are both in short supply, NBC News reported Aug. 16.
“Not only are physicians more OK with prescribing compounded GLP-1 medications, but they are also advocating for them” amid cost and access issues, Shauna Levy, MD, an obesity medicine specialist and medical director of the Tulane Bariatric Center in New Orleans, told the news outlet.
Providers at Duke Health’s Hillsborough Primary Care Center in North Carolina have also begun prescribing compounded versions of GLP-1s. One physician assistant at the practice told NBC News she has prescribed 10 patients compounded versions of the anti-obesity drugs since the state’s health plan...
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