PCAC, the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee, is meeting the FDA this week 10 of 12 members on the committee work in businesses aligned with peptides The PCAC recommendation is non-bindingMy take: Let the people inject themselves through regulated channels, via licensed providers and pharmacists There are millions of people injecting themselves with grey market peptides with zero oversight
The survey examined past and current use of GLP-1s for weight loss, barriers to initiation, reasons for discontinuation, and interest in switching from injectable medications to oral options
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These medicines work by mimicking the action of the naturally occurring GLP-1 hormone, which stimulates insulin secretion in response to food intake, suppresses glucagon release, slows gastric emptying, and promotes satiety