May 29—(StatePoint) Most consumers know how a traditional pharmacy works. Far fewer are aware of an alternative option: a compounding pharmacy. Here's everything you need to know about these ...

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 ...

It is easy to differentiate between your local community pharmacy and a large pharmaceutical manufacturer. The pharmacy is viewed as dispensing medications to particular patients with prescriptions ...

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 ...

Jennie Smith, a seamstress at a ballet school in Kent, Ohio, had been trying to lose weight and keep it off for years. After losing 60 pounds through dieting only to gain 30 of it back, she wanted to ...

Discover how compounding pharmacies are transforming healthcare by creating tailor-made medications for patients with unique needs, offering critical alternatives when standard drugs fall short, and ...

This story is part of a series called "Ozempic: Weighing the Risks and Benefits." It was produced in part through a grant from the NIHCM Foundation. Shortages of popular new weight-loss drugs have ...

Empower Pharmacy markets itself as a well-meaning rival to Big Pharma — one that seeks to democratize medicine by making affordable, personalized drugs for patients who need them. As one of an ...

GLP-1s like the weight-loss drug Wegovy can be made by compounding pharmacies while they're in short supply. Drugmakers argue they no longer are. James Manning/PA Images Ozempic and similar drugs for ...

Jennie Smith, a seamstress at a ballet school in Kent, Ohio, had been trying to lose weight and keep it off for years. After losing 60 pounds through dieting only to gain 30 of it back, she wanted to ...