Ozempic
Ozempic compounding ban no 鈥榢nee-jerk鈥� reaction
Department defends recommendation to ban the compounding of semaglutide and tirepatide medications聽 Moves to prohibit pharmacists from compounding replicas of Ozempic (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tirepatide) were not a 鈥渒nee-jerk response鈥� …
Pharmacy fined over Ozempic advertising
Western Sydney pharmacy hit with聽a fine of more than $18,000 in relation to alleged unlawful advertising of Ozempic聽 The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued an infringement notice of $18,780 …
Compounding ban 鈥榓 significant public health concern鈥�
Government urged to roll back its ban on compounding weight loss drugs聽 Banning the compounding of glucagon-like peptide-2 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) medications will limit patient access to the weight loss …
Government acts on compounding concerns
Compounding exemptions for diabetes medications, Ozempic and Mounjaro, will be removed from 1 October, minister reveals聽 Compounding pharmacies will be barred from producing replicas of Ozempic (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tirazapetide) …
Severe reactions linked to 鈥榗ompounded鈥� Ozempic
Patient violently ill and vomiting blood after taking illegally compounded Ozempic from an online pharmacy聽 Products being sold as compounded Ozempic (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tirzepatide)聽are being linked to severe side …
Will weight loss drugs eat into supermarkets鈥� profits?
The skyrocketing demand for weight loss medications like Ozempic could temper shoppers鈥� appetites at our major supermarkets, Morgan Stanley says The Danish maker of GLP-1 receptor antagonists Ozempic and Wegovy, …
Ozempic isn鈥檛 approved for weight loss in Australia. So how are people accessing it?
Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to lose weight. But what do we actually know about them? The Conversation鈥檚 experts, Andrew Bartlett, Jessica Pace and …
TGA urges caution over unsolicited compounding offers
GPs are being advised to 鈥渆xercise deep caution鈥� when contacted with offers to provide compounded semaglutide聽 Prescribers are being warned by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) not to be 鈥渄uped鈥� …
Pragmatic approach needed to Ozempic compounding concerns
TGA should crack down on 鈥渞ogue pharmacists鈥� rather than rolling out a ban on compounding Ozempic (semaglutide), an obesity expert claims聽 Pragmatism is needed when it comes to regulating the …
Pharmacist linked to 鈥榮ubstandard鈥� online Ozempic
Pharmacist accused of running underground compounding enterprise amid investigations into an international 鈥渟ubstandard鈥� Ozempic (semaglutide) scam聽 A Sydney-based pharmacist whose registration includes conditions barring him from compounding is being linked …
Consumer group backs compounding ban
The CHF has said it ‘understands’ why the TGA is proposing a ban on pharmacists compounding Ozempic, but more must be done to boost supply Consumers Health Forum of Australia …
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The TGA is looking at cracking down on the compounding of injectable weight loss medicines, following the concerns it expressed last year The Therapeutic Goods Administration has announced that it …