A few practical concerns hang around with compounded products: The active ingredient may come from facilities not registered with the FDA, with variable purity Some compounded versions use semaglutide salts (semaglutide sodium, semaglutide acetate) that aren't the same molecule studied in the STEP and SUSTAIN trials
Its a great source of chlorophyll and is hungry to absorb other metals
This difference can translate into variations in appetite suppression, rate of weight reduction, and blood sugar stability
Do not use Wegovy, Ozempic, or Compounded Liraglutide if you or any of your family have ever had a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), or if you have an endocrine system condition called multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2)
Even the Department of Veterans Affairs, where Enge worked, was reluctant to use department resources to patent exendin-4