for the most part glp-1 Agonist drugs that are used for type 2 diabetes and weight loss things like ozempic wigovi and Manjaro these are incredible drugs and I'm seeing great things happen to my patients who are overweight or obese or have type 2 diabetes and amazing to see how these drugs just they just make an incredible impact in people's lives all you have to do is watch some Tick Tock videos to see some people losing 60 to 100 pounds with these drugs and how much this exponentially improved their happiness and self-confidence now overall they do
a great job of causing people to not only lose weight mostly by reducing cravings and they're overall very very safe they even improve insulin resistance they lower blood pressure they lower cholesterol lower triglycerides they reduce inflammation and they protect against heart disease not to mention many women with polycystic ovarian syndrome PCOS experiencing improvement with these drugs now the biggest issue that most people have with them is the cost since most insurance plans don't cover them people usually have to pay out of pocket which costs on average fifteen hundred dollars per month depending on which drug
you're talking about which is basically the cost of renting a two-bedroom apartment so most people they can't afford that but there is an alternative way of getting these drugs at a much lower cost as long as you know how to navigate this wild west detour and when I say Wild West detour I'm referring to getting these drugs from a compounding pharmacy most people don't understand what a compounding pharmacy is or what it does so let's talk about that especially because people can run into a lot of danger if they let's say they click on a
link that brings them to a telemedicine company and the next thing you know they're doing a brief telemedicine video consultation with most likely a physician assistant or a nurse practitioner that they've met before who then prescribes them this weight loss drug that comes from a compounding pharmacy next thing you know within a few days they have this prescription drug sitting at their doorstep they open up the box and it's a vial that's filled with a liquid containing the drug some magnetide also known as ozempic also known as vigoving or in some cases they're getting terzapati
which is also known as Manjaro so they open up the box and they find the syringes and the needles in there they then put the needle into the bottle into that vial they draw up the liquid with that syringe and that that liquid drug goes into the syringe they then inject it into their body anywhere where there's fat they can inject it so typically it's belly fat into the shoulders or even the butt or the thighs that's where it can be injected in fact if you don't have any fat on your body to inject it
that's a sign that you shouldn't be taking this drug so is there anything wrong with this well it depends you see in this quest for people to get their hands on these drugs some patients are seeking out Telehealth platforms medical spas and compounding pharmacies for some are talenting as generic versions of these drugs but the company that makes somaglitide the company that makes ozepik is Novo Nordisk and they do not sell some magnetite for compounding purposes in the generic form of the drug approved by the FDA doesn't exist there are roughly 7 500 compounding pharmacies
in the United States so compounding involves mixing and altering drugs basically customizing them for patients for their specific needs for example someone who is allergic to an ingredient in that medication might require a reformulated version another example is if someone let's say needs a very specific dose of a medication often is the case with chemotherapy well the compounding pharmacy will modify the dose perfectly tailored for what that patient needs compounding pharmacies have been doing this long before ozempic in Manjaro came out because the FDA currently lists ozempic and Manjaro as currently in shortage that means
compounding pharmacies are allowed to buy these drugs from pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturers and then compounded into an injectable medication that they dispense so they typically with these compounding pharmacies will do is they typically also mix it with vitamin B6 or vitamin B12 or a metabolic compound called L-Carnitine which limited research has shown May contribute towards weight loss but when it comes to vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 and totally that might actually reduce the side effects of nausea and vomiting all of this is perfectly legal so long as the FDA lists these drugs as currently being in
shortage which as of right now at the time of the making of this video is the case but some and I want to emphasize some not all compound and pharmacies are Distributing a different active ingredient altogether called somaglatide sodium which is the salt form of somaglitide now in recent weeks Regulators have raised concerns about some magnetized sodium which is sometimes sold as a research chemical some magnetized sodium does not appear to meet standards for compounding in federal law in part because the substance is not part of any FDA approved medication and because of how widespread
it is this is getting the attention of government officials the FDA does not vet compounded medications and is not reviewed approved or tested for safety or Effectiveness the somagneti drugs that compounding pharmacies offer now with that said there are a lot of great compounding pharmacies out there that take great patient care every single day but there's some Bad actors at the end of April of this year the FDA as well as the National Association of boards of Pharmacy they're aware that Compounders might be using salt forms of some aglotide now functionally when some magnetized sodium
is dissolved in water the sodium ion it separates from that somaglitide molecule leaving some magnetide and an extremely small amount of sodium but there isn't data that demonstrates whether some magnetized sodium is safe for consumers or even whether it's effective it might be but it might not be we just don't know in their statement they're saying that drug manufacturers have become aware of the practice of using some magnetized salts for compounding and made choose to initiate legal proceedings to combat this practice so Novo Nordic they're now taking action including but not limited to issuing cease
and desist letters against entities that are engaging in the unlawful sale of compounded somagotide or disseminating false advertising and infringing on its trademarks some of these compounding pharmacies they're trying to make a buck for sure but compounding pharmacies the good actors they're attempting to fill a void in the market trying to meet a huge demand for many people whether it's for type 2 diabetes or for obesity so if you're going to get these drugs from a compounding pharmacy make sure you get it from a legit one and I'm going to give you four tips on
how to do exactly that tip number one is make sure that a real board certified licensed physician who is experienced with these medications is the one who's prescribing it to you tip number two under federal law compounding pharmacies can compound drug products only with active ingredients that that come from facilities that are registered with the FDA so make sure that the compound and Pharmacy is registered with the FDA tip number three in the case of some maglotide make sure you're not getting some magnetized sodium it's just some magnetite so if it's sodium there don't go
with that one and finally tip number four my recommendation is to ask this very important question of is the compounding pharmacy licensed to ship sterile compounds to all 50 states because if the answer is yes you can feel much better about the drug that is being shipped to your door now if you're someone who's interested in losing weight in improving your metabolic health and you want a consultation with me I'm going to put a link right here or maybe it's on this side I'm not sure I'm going to put a link right on the screen
for you to click on and there there you can actually book the appointment and also if you want to know more about how these drugs actually affect the body and how they work in the body I highly recommend checking out this video right here
