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Govt to ban semaglutide compounding from October amid patient safety fears

A provider of compounded semaglutide said patient treatment would be disrupted.
Sarah Simpkins
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22 May 2024
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Dr Matthew Vickers.

The TGA is banning pharmacists from compounding semaglutide and other GLP-1 receptor agonists, starting 1 October.

About 20,000 patients are currently using compounded semaglutide for weight loss, according to Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler.

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