semaglutide shut down FDA ends shortage, closing the door on compounded Wegovy, Ozempic Dr. Lauren Fitzgerald @drlaurenfitz breaks

A 12-week facial cream study enrolled 71 women with mild to advanced photoaging and documented increased skin density and thickness, reduced laxity, improved clarity, and reduced fine line depth

The key was a peptide called Exendin-4, which mimics the human GLP-1 hormone responsible for regulating blood sugar and satietybut with greater stability in the body

Medications like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) , liraglutide (Saxenda) , and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) can only be obtained through a licensed healthcare provider because they are FDA-approved drugs that must be prescribed and monitored by a physician

doi:10.1186/1472-6963-10-159 Sarwer DB, Gasoyan H, Bauerle Bass S, Spitzer JC, Soans R, Rubin DJ

Fortunately, the sophisticated InBody scale that most MDVIP practices have can help monitor your weight and your body composition, specifically revealing how many of those pounds lost may have come from decreased muscle mass

The advantage of eltrombopag over treatments like romiplostim is that it is orally bioavailable and does not require regular self-administered injections