#Ozempic (AKA #semaglutide) went into shortage in the FDA’s database in March 2022, which opened the door for certain qualified pharmacies to make compounded versions.
The compounded versions of semaglutide are often different from the patented drug. Many contain semaglutide salts called semaglutide sodium and semaglutide acetate.
The FDA says the salt forms of the drug have not been tested and approved to be safe and effective the way the patented form of the medication has, and thus they don’t qualify for the compounding exemption in the law for drugs in shortage.
In other cases, the compounded versions are sold in unapproved dosages.
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https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/poison-centers-see-1-500-114634278.html
The compounded versions of semaglutide are often different from the patented drug. Many contain semaglutide salts called semaglutide sodium and semaglutide acetate.
The FDA says the salt forms of the drug have not been tested and approved to be safe and effective the way the patented form of the medication has, and thus they don’t qualify for the compounding exemption in the law for drugs in shortage.
In other cases, the compounded versions are sold in unapproved dosages.
#RightToKnow #InformedConsent
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/poison-centers-see-1-500-114634278.html
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Poison centers see 1,500% increase in calls related to injected weight-loss drugs as people accidentally overdose
Poison control centers across the US say they are seeing a steep increase in calls related to semaglutide, an injected medication used for diabetes and weight loss, with some people reporting symptoms related to accidental overdoses.
They call it a "rare" reaction but after a six-year retrospective investigation, the rate of sudden blindness in people taking #semaglutide was 1 in 500.
This is four times more than similar patients who were not on the drugs over the same time period.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/study-ozempic-linked-to-rare-cases-of-blindness-2024-7
This is four times more than similar patients who were not on the drugs over the same time period.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/study-ozempic-linked-to-rare-cases-of-blindness-2024-7
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Patients on Ozempic are developing a rare form of sudden blindness, doctors say
Doctors are concerned that a small number of patients on semaglutide are coming in with a form of sudden blindness called NAION.