According to a new report from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) on the affordability of obesity drugs, compounding is not likely to be a solution to concerns about access and affordability for GLP-1 receptor agonists, especially in obesity.
Compounding Unlikely To Solve GLP-1 Affordable Access Issues
The end of semaglutide and tirzepatide shortages means large-scale compounding is declining, ICER noted. But compounded versions – and the demand for them – are likely here to stay.

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