Compounded drugs serve a critically important purpose for people with rare diseases or allergies to commercially available drugs. The science of compounding two or more medications to create a custom ...

When you have to go on a medication, your doctor will probably prescribe a premade one that's FDA-approved. But sometimes, they may want you to go on a compounded medicine that's specifically made for ...

WILKES-BARRE — When a cat wouldn’t allow his owner to give him some much-needed thyroid medicine, Bruce Lefkowitz came to the rescue. The pharmacist transformed the traditional pill form of medication ...

Demand for popular weight loss drugs such as semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Zepbound) has long outpaced supply, forcing many patients with obesity to visit compounding pharmacies to get ...

Helping providers understand compounding to deliver more personalized patient care. GILBERT, Ariz., July 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Strive Compounding Pharmacy, a leader in personalized healthcare ...

Still life of Ozempic and Wegovy. Both are injectable prescription weight loss medicines. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) As demand surges for semaglutide ...

The decision to prescribe a compounded or brand-name glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) medication for obesity treatment was never simple, but recent developments have complicated it further. In the ...

Note: Compounded drugs are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and may carry greater risks than FDA-approved treatments. Despite new rules limiting their manufacture, ...