Published May 25, 2023, 7:20 p.m. by Jerald Waisoki
If you’re like many Americans, you’re probably looking to lose a few pounds. You’re not alone; obesity is a national epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one-third of adults in the United States are obese.
The good news is that there are plenty of ways to lose weight. But with so many options, it can be hard to know where to start.
One popular weight loss method is taking ozempic or mounjaro. These drugs are designed to help people lose weight by reducing hunger and increasing feelings of fullness.
But before you start taking either of these drugs, there’s something you need to know. Both ozempic and mounjaro come with a serious warning: they may cause pancreatitis, a potentially life-threatening condition.
Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is a small organ that sits behind the stomach and helps the body break down food. When the pancreas becomes inflamed, it can cause severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. In some cases, pancreatitis can lead to death.
ozempic and mounjaro are not the only weight loss drugs that come with this warning. Several other drugs, including Saxenda and Belviq, have also been linked to pancreatitis.
If you’re considering taking any of these drugs, it’s important to talk to your doctor first. Be sure to tell your doctor about any other medications you’re taking, as well as any medical conditions you have.
If you do decide to take ozempic or mounjaro, be sure to watch for signs of pancreatitis, such as severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. If you experience any of these symptoms, stop taking the drug and call your doctor right away.
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for the most part glp-1 Agonist drugs
that are used for type 2 diabetes and
weight loss things like ozempic wigovi
and Manjaro these are incredible drugs
and I'm seeing great things happen to my
patients who are overweight or obese or
have type 2 diabetes and amazing to see
how these drugs just they just make an
incredible impact in people's lives all
you have to do is watch some Tick Tock
videos to see some people losing 60 to
100 pounds with these drugs and how much
this exponentially improved their
happiness and self-confidence now
overall they do a great job of causing
people to not only lose weight mostly by
reducing cravings and they're overall
very very safe they even improve insulin
resistance they lower blood pressure
they lower cholesterol lower
triglycerides they reduce inflammation
and they protect against heart disease
not to mention many women with
polycystic ovarian syndrome PCOS
experiencing improvement with these
drugs
now the biggest issue that most people
have with them is the cost since most
insurance plans don't cover them people
usually have to pay out of pocket which
costs on average fifteen hundred dollars
per month depending on which drug you're
talking about which is basically the
cost of renting a two-bedroom apartment
so most people they can't afford that
but there is an alternative way of
getting these drugs at a much lower cost
as long as you know how to navigate this
wild west detour and when I say Wild
West detour I'm referring to getting
these drugs from a compounding pharmacy
most people don't understand what a
compounding pharmacy is or what it does
so let's talk about that especially
because people can run into a lot of
danger if they let's say they click on a
link that brings them to a telemedicine
company and the next thing you know
they're doing a brief telemedicine video
consultation with most likely a
physician assistant or a nurse
practitioner that they've met before who
then prescribes them this weight loss
drug that comes from a compounding
pharmacy
next thing you know within a few days
they have this prescription drug sitting
at their doorstep they open up the box
and it's a vial that's filled with a
liquid containing the drug some
magnetide also known as ozempic also
known as vigoving or in some cases
they're getting terzapati which is also
known as Manjaro so they open up the box
and they find the syringes and the
needles in there they then put the
needle into the bottle into that vial
they draw up the liquid with that
syringe and that that liquid drug goes
into the syringe they then inject it
into their body anywhere where there's
fat they can inject it so typically it's
belly fat into the shoulders or even the
butt or the thighs that's where it can
be injected in fact if you don't have
any fat on your body to inject it that's
a sign that you shouldn't be taking this
drug so is there anything wrong with
this well it depends you see in this
quest for people to get their hands on
these drugs some patients are seeking
out Telehealth platforms medical spas
and compounding pharmacies for some are
talenting as generic versions of these
drugs but the company that makes
somaglitide the company that makes
ozepik is Novo Nordisk and they do not
sell some magnetite for compounding
purposes in the generic form of the drug
approved by the FDA doesn't exist there
are roughly 7 500 compounding pharmacies
in the United States so compounding
involves mixing and altering drugs
basically customizing them for patients
for their specific needs
for example someone who is allergic to
an ingredient in that medication might
require a reformulated version another
example is if someone let's say needs a
very specific dose of a medication often
is the case with chemotherapy well the
compounding pharmacy will modify the
dose perfectly tailored for what that
patient needs compounding pharmacies
have been doing this long before ozempic
in Manjaro came out because the FDA
currently lists ozempic and Manjaro as
currently in shortage that means
compounding pharmacies are allowed to
buy these drugs from pharmaceutical
ingredient manufacturers and then
compounded into an injectable medication
that they dispense so they typically
with these compounding pharmacies will
do is they typically also mix it with
vitamin B6 or vitamin B12 or a metabolic
compound called L-Carnitine which
limited research has shown May
contribute towards weight loss but when
it comes to vitamin B6 and vitamin B12
and totally that might actually reduce
the side effects of nausea and vomiting
all of this is perfectly legal so long
as the FDA lists these drugs as
currently being in shortage which as of
right now at the time of the making of
this video is the case but some and I
want to emphasize some not all compound
and pharmacies are Distributing a
different active ingredient altogether
called somaglatide sodium which is the
salt form of somaglitide now in recent
weeks Regulators have raised concerns
about some magnetized sodium which is
sometimes sold as a research chemical
some magnetized sodium does not appear
to meet standards for compounding in
federal law in part because the
substance is not part of any FDA
approved medication and because of how
widespread it is this is getting the
attention of government officials
the FDA does not vet compounded
medications and is not reviewed approved
or tested for safety or Effectiveness
the somagneti drugs that compounding
pharmacies offer now with that said
there are a lot of great compounding
pharmacies out there that take great
patient care every single day but
there's some Bad actors at the end of
April of this year the FDA as well as
the National Association of boards of
Pharmacy they're aware that Compounders
might be using salt forms of some
aglotide now functionally when some
magnetized sodium is dissolved in water
the sodium ion it separates from that
somaglitide molecule leaving some
magnetide and an extremely small amount
of sodium but there isn't data that
demonstrates whether some magnetized
sodium is safe for consumers or even
whether it's effective it might be but
it might not be we just don't know in
their statement they're saying that drug
manufacturers have become aware of the
practice of using some magnetized salts
for compounding and made choose to
initiate legal proceedings to combat
this practice so Novo Nordic they're now
taking action including but not limited
to issuing cease and desist letters
against entities that are engaging in
the unlawful sale of compounded
somagotide or disseminating false
advertising and infringing on its
trademarks some of these compounding
pharmacies they're trying to make a buck
for sure but compounding pharmacies the
good actors they're attempting to fill a
void in the market trying to meet a huge
demand for many people whether it's for
type 2 diabetes or for obesity so if
you're going to get these drugs from a
compounding pharmacy make sure you get
it from a legit one and I'm going to
give you four tips on how to do exactly
that tip number one is make sure that a
real board certified licensed physician
who is experienced with these
medications is the one who's prescribing
it to you tip number two under federal
law compounding pharmacies can compound
drug products only with active
ingredients that that come from
facilities that are registered with the
FDA so make sure that the compound and
Pharmacy is registered with the FDA tip
number three in the case of some
maglotide make sure you're not getting
some magnetized sodium it's just some
magnetite so if it's sodium there don't
go with that one and finally tip number
four my recommendation is to ask this
very important question of is the
compounding pharmacy licensed to ship
sterile compounds to all 50 states
because if the answer is yes you can
feel much better about the drug that is
being shipped to your door now if you're
someone who's interested in losing
weight in improving your metabolic
health and you want a consultation with
me I'm going to put a link right here or
maybe it's on this side I'm not sure I'm
going to put a link right on the screen
for you to click on and there there you
can actually book the appointment and
also if you want to know more about how
these drugs actually affect the body and
how they work in the body I highly
recommend checking out this video
right here
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