Michelle Cook, a menopausal woman, gained weight and developed health issues. Weight loss drugs helped, but a shortage forced her to switch to a compounded version. Despite the high cost, she achieved significant weight loss and improved health, highlighting the impact of these drugs but also the challenges of access and affordability.
Weight loss drug shortage impacted patients' access to medication
Compounded versions offered a solution, but at a higher cost
Significant weight loss and health improvement achieved with the drug
When the FDA declared an Ozempic and Wegovy shortage, business boomed for pharmacies making cheaper, off-brand versions of the weight loss drugs. Now, the FDA is clamping down.