July 2024

by Rich Weil, M.Ed., CDETransformation Weight Controlwww.transformationweightcontrol.com Compounding pharmacies are special pharmacies that customize medications for a patient’s special needs. They are legal, and when necessary, will fill a doctor’s prescription to precise instructions to meet the needs of the patient. According to the American Pharmacists Association there are roughly 56,000 pharmacies in the United […]

  by Rich Weil M.Ed., CDETransformation Weight Controlwww.transformationweightcontrol.com The shortage of, excessive prices, lack of insurance coverage, strong demand, and desperate consumers, has created the opportunity for a very lucrative international criminal enterprise for counterfeit weight loss medications. Zepbound and Mounjaro (tirzepatide – Lilly), Wegovy and Ozempic (semaglutide – Novo Nordisk), and Vicotza and Saxenda

Richard Weil, M.Ed., CDEFounder and DirectorTransformation Weight controlwww.transformationweightcontrol.com Finding GLP-1 receptor agonists such as Ozempic, Mounjaro, Victoza, Trulicity (all FDA approved for diabetes), or Zepbound, Wegovy, or Saxenda (all FDA approved for weight loss), is a real problem. And even when you find the weight loss medication, the pharmacy may not have your dose. In