FDA issues warning on 'off-brand' weight loss drugs

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that off-brand forms of drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could be unsafe.
0:24 | 06/01/23

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>> David: TO THE INDEX OF OTHER NEWS AND THE FDA WARNING ABOUT NEWS AND THE FDA WARNING ABOUT OFF-BRAND FORMS OF DRUGS NOW OFF-BRAND FORMS OF DRUGS NOW BEING USED FOR WEIGHT LOSS WITH BEING USED FOR WEIGHT LOSS WITH HOPES THEY WILL WORK LIKE HOPES THEY WILL WORK LIKE OZEMPIC WELL. OZEMPIC WELL. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY COMPOUNDED HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY COMPOUNDED DRUGS CUSTOM VERSIONS MADE BY DRUGS CUSTOM VERSIONS MADE BY SOME PHARMACIES MAY NOT CONTAIN SOME PHARMACIES MAY NOT CONTAIN THE SAME INGREDIENTS AND SAFE OR THE SAME INGREDIENTS AND SAFE OR EFFECTIVE. EFFECTIVE. HEALTH OFFICIALS RECEIVING HEALTH OFFICIALS RECEIVING REPORTS OF PATIENTS WITH REPORTS OF PATIENTS WITH COMPLICATIONS AND THE OFF-BRAND COMPLICATIONS AND THE OFF-BRAND DRUGS HAVE NOT BEEN REVIEWED OR DRUGS HAVE NOT BEEN REVIEWED OR APPROVED BY THE FDA.

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