Can anyone recommend local compounding pharmacies? Looking at Preston's above...any other recs? Thanks!

Revolution medicine is local and will prescribe a compounded version from Preston’s Pharmacy. You can use that until you can get up to a dose that’s in stock.

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Anonymous wrote:Many pharmacies are prioritizing diabetics fir ozempic prescriptions and won’t fill it fir non-diabetic patients. Did your dr prescribe Ozempic or Wegovy?

prescribed wegovy

but they are out of it nationwide apparently

Yes, I was switched to ozempic because of wegovy shortage and I'm diabetic.

The ones out of stock are the name brands (wegovy; zepbound). For these, any doc can write a prescription and you can theoretically pick it up at CVS, etc. But mostly (completely) out of stock right now.

For the compounded versions (theoretically the same stuff but made by compounding pharmacies rather than the main pharma companies, just google 'semaglutide' and you'll get a ton of options. These are typically websites that connect you with a doctor for a prescription, and that prescription goes to a compounding pharmacy. The doctor should require you to do labwork in advance of a prescription. If you've done it recently through your regular doc, you can submit it to them for their review.

I've done both. Was on zepbound til I couldn't find it in stock, so went the compounding approach--I'm hoping only for a month while I'm on a waiting list for Zepbound refill. (I didn't want to have a big gap in taking it and then need to start again on the lowest dose.).

The doc you get through the online service (like Brightmeds or whatever) is theoretically going to be as careful as your regular doc. But I'm skeptical, so personally would recommend you okay everything and have. a real conversation with your real doc. They can also do your labwork. And then just use the online doc as a convenient way to connect to the compounders... (For a lot of these websites, the online doc is included in the advertised price.). If you buy this way, they send the medicine to your home in overnight mail.

Anonymous wrote:Use Weight Watchers Clinic (used to be Sequence). Their clinicians will prescribe you the appropriate medications and the staff will help you find a pharmacy where you can fill the script. You have to pay for the meds and pick it up yourself, but they are as helpful as they can possibly be. It's $99/month. I've been using it for over a year and it's been the only way it's feasible to do it.

Bumping this thread as I'm running into this issue. Does WW clinic work in Virginia? I tried to get started with one of the other (non WW) online programs and, after a bunch of questions and personal info being shared, was told they can't prescribe in VA. Would be really interested in using WW clinic if available.

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Anonymous wrote:I get mine online, compounding pharmacy through a service. I get a three month supply all at once.

That seems SO sketchy. To inject yourself with something made by a pharmacy that isn't local? No thanks.

The pharmacy is local. It's about 20 mins from me and a real pharmacy...I just get it by mail.

Anonymous wrote:I get mine online, compounding pharmacy through a service. I get a three month supply all at once.

That seems SO sketchy. To inject yourself with something made by a pharmacy that isn't local? No thanks.