These findings challenge the common assumption that weight inevitably returns once the medication is stopped
Unlike standard prescription drugs, compounded medications are not reviewed or approved by the FDA, meaning the agency does not assess their safety, effectiveness, or quality before they are distributed
If youve stood in a drugstore aisle staring at the jar of powdered fiber and wondered whether it could substitute for a widely discussed prescription injection, youre asking the right kind of question
Additionally, limited insurance coverage, especially among Medicaid beneficiaries, compounds this issue
The strategic play is straightforward: convert as many patients as possible to the subcutaneous formulation before 2028, so that when IV biosimilars enter, they face a converted patient population already on a product that carries its own separate protection