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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]any other recs?[/quote]

Yep. Don’t do it. Here’s a good article on the issues with the cheaper compounded version, which may or may not contain the active ingredient in weight loss meds.

https://www.drugtopics.com/view/pharmacy-compounders-defend-semaglutide-compounding-amid-continued-shortages

As long as Wegovy is listed as having a shortage, compounding it may be legal (Norvo Nordisc says it is not and is suing compounding pharmacies for patent infringement). But, it’s hard to tell if you are getting the real active ingredient or the salts version and adverse events for compounded drugs have been reported. And Wegovy is scheduled to go off the shortage list in September and isn’t in shortage for the higher doses. So, the compounded version will probably only be legal for another couple of months or until you do the first three months of titration.  After that no shortage, and anything you get from a compounding pharmacy was made illegally.  Personally, I’m not injecting something into my body that may or may not be what I think it is, that a pharmacy handmade illegally.

I’d go to a reputable baritrican (think, associated with INOVA, Privia or another major network), get bloodwork and workup done and talk to their doc about your options. Certainly they are used to dealing Wegovy denials.  Sometimes they can even do a successful appeal.  There are also older drugs that can help you and a decent doctor should work with a dietician.  [/quote]

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