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		wcfields on Oct 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How long til we're all on Ozempic? It’s “legal” because of the lack of supply in critical medications so the FDA gives a variance to allow compound pharmacies to produce/sell critical medications until supply issues are resolved.

EasyMark on Oct 12, 2024 [–]

Seems to me there is a lack of supply for low cost semaglutide (and similar). That should be enough for the FDA to say “I’ll allow it”

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