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Patients Deserve Safer, Tested Medications<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Across the country, widespread use of unapproved compounded weight-loss drugs is putting patients at risk. California can lead the way in strengthening oversight and protecting consumers.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Patients Deserve Safer, Tested Medications<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Across the country, widespread use of unapproved compounded weight-loss drugs is putting patients at risk. California can lead the way in strengthening oversight and protecting consumers.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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THE PROBLEM:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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APIs in California's Compounded Weight-Loss Drugs Are Putting Patients at Risk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Over the last several years, an unprecedented surge of compounded weight-loss drugs has flooded the market, many made from illicit, inauthentic, or substandard active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).<\/span><\/p>

Many of the ingredients used in these compounded drugs are sourced from overseas suppliers with questionable safety standards. Some of these facilities have never been registered with or inspected by the FDA. And many of the foreign-sourced ingredients contain harmful impurities that pose serious risks to patient health.
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Bad actors are exploiting consumer demand by promoting these products through deceptive advertising that omits critical safety information. These misleading campaigns often appear in social media feeds, making it difficult for patients to distinguish between safe, approved treatments and potentially dangerous alternatives.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Problem:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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APIs in California's Compounded Weight-Loss Drugs Are Putting Patients at Risk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Over the last several years, an unprecedented surge of compounded weight-loss drugs has flooded the market, many made from illicit, inauthentic, or substandard active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).<\/span><\/p>

Many of the ingredients used in these compounded drugs are sourced from overseas suppliers with questionable safety standards. Some of these facilities have never been registered with or inspected by the FDA. And many of the foreign-sourced ingredients contain harmful impurities that pose serious risks to patient health.
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Bad actors are exploiting consumer demand by promoting these products through deceptive advertising that omits critical safety information. These misleading campaigns often appear in social media feeds, making it difficult for patients to distinguish between safe, approved treatments and potentially dangerous alternatives.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"We need the research. We are doing the largest, uncontrolled, unconsented human experiment of our time, playing around with these medications \u2014 whether it's in oral form, in compounding form, or giving them in microdosing, I don't think patients know that when they're signing up on these websites.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u2014 Angela Fitch<\/strong>, MD, FACP, FOMA<\/p>

Associate Director of MA General Hospital Weight Center<\/em><\/p>

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The Regulatory Gap<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\nPatients rely on the U.S. drug approval system because it ensures medications are rigorously tested for safety and effectiveness before they are sold.<\/span><\/p>\n\nFDA-approved medicines undergo:<\/strong>\n\n<\/div>\n