DiversifyRx

APRIL 4, 2024

Help your patients access the hottest weight loss medications with these semaglutide and tirzepatide resources for independent pharmacy owners, whether you compound or not. Here’s your comprehensive guide so your pharmacy can participate and support patients in getting semaglutide or tirzepatide. Summer Is Coming!

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Outlook Therapeutics’ Biologics License Application (BLA) filing for ONS-5010 / LYTENAVA (bevacizumab-vikg) to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). Outlook stated that ONS-5010 will get 12 years of regulatory exclusivity in the US if it is approved by the FDA.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

MARCH 7, 2024

Yet the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hasn’t approved this GLP-1 agonist injection for weight loss. Instead, it’s FDA approved to improve glycemic control in adults with Type 2 diabetes and to reduce the risk of adverse cardiovascular events in adults with Type 2 diabetes and known heart disease.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

MARCH 25, 2024

Unlike Ozempic, which is FDA approved to treat Type 2 diabetes, Wegovy is approved for weight loss in patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher and in patients with a BMI of 27 or higher who also have a weight-related medical condition like Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

APRIL 17, 2024

Look into compounded options (but be careful). Due to tirzepatide being placed on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shortage list , “compounding pharmacies are able to replicate it at up to 70% discounted cost,” Dr. Foxman says. Be wary of any sources who claim to be selling generic or steeply discounted Mounjaro.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

APRIL 19, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in dogs and cats. Ciprofloxacin is also FDA-approved in humans to treat bone and joint infections, abdominal infections, and intestinal infections, so a veterinarian may also use it for these purposes. In particular, large dogs seem to have the most problems absorbing a dose.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

JUNE 30, 2023

You may be familiar with naltrexone, which is an FDA-approved medication that has been used since the 1980s for opioid withdrawal. LDN can be taken in the form of a compounded tablet, capsule, liquid, or transdermal formulation. It’s also best to work with a compounding pharmacy that can help you titrate your dose correctly.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Although Ozempic has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since 2017, its status as a household name is relatively recent. Weight loss is an off-label , non-FDA-approved use for Ozempic. The FDA has urged consumers to use caution when taking medication from these compound pharmacies.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved tramadol for veterinary medicine. Alternatively, a compounding pharmacy can make smaller-dose tablets or an oral solution. If the dog is being given an oral solution, measure the medicine with a measurement device supplied by the veterinarian or the compounding pharmacy.

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Omnicell

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Mark Neuenschwander Founding Director, THRIVCoalition.org Seminal research from 1997 on IV compounding discovered that 9 percent of manually compounded sterile preparations had incorrect ingredients and/or volumes. Worst yet, 74% of all respondents were aware of at least one pharmacy compounding error in the last 12 months.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

APRIL 19, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved the veterinary use of amitriptyline, so all these treatments are considered off-label uses. Although amitriptyline is not FDA-approved for use in cats, veterinarians commonly rely on it to treat anxiety, inappropriate urination, excessive grooming, and feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC).

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The Checkup by Singlecare

MARCH 28, 2024

Pet parents will use tablets made for humans or mirtazapine custom-made by a compounding pharmacy. However, a veterinarian may supply mirtazapine in a liquid format made by a compounding pharmacy. These include: Capromorelin: Capromorelin is the only FDA-approved appetite stimulant for use in dogs.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

MARCH 21, 2024

Consider a compounded version For drugs on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shortage list, compounding pharmacies can create and sell copies, often at lower prices than the brand-name versions.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

APRIL 15, 2024

The FDA has not approved cetirizine for use in animals, so only give your dog cetirizine under the direction of a veterinarian. Compounding pharmacies are another source. On the other hand, side effects are mild. RELATED: Save up to 80% on cetirizine What is cetirizine used for in dogs?

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The Checkup by Singlecare

AUGUST 5, 2023

Meloxicam forms and strengths Meloxicam is taken by mouth as a tablet or capsule, but capsules are only FDA-approved to treat osteoarthritis. The capsules and tablets are FDA-approved for rheumatoid arthritis. Meloxicam dosage for adults Meloxicam is FDA-approved to treat pain and swelling due to rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

APRIL 19, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)for use in dogs —the canine version is called Reconcile—but its use in cats is off-label. These drugs work by increasing the serotonin levels in the body, which aids in decreasing anxiety and impulsiveness. Fluoxetine is approved by the U.S. Follow all the veterinarian’s instructions.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

MARCH 28, 2024

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved methocarbamol as safe and effective for dogs. If it’s too difficult to give your pet tablets, the veterinarian could prescribe methocarbamol liquid, specially prepared by a compounding pharmacy. Again, methocarbamol is a treatment of choice to calm these muscle problems.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

MARCH 6, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not approve it for this use. The veterinarian or a compounding pharmacy can also supply an oral suspension for easier dosing. They also give it to dogs as part of “triple therapy” to eradicate Helicobacter infections associated with gastritis.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Gabapentin is not FDA-approved for use in dogs, so all uses are off-label uses. That means the FDA has not approved its use in dogs. For small dogs, however, a 100 mg capsule may be too large a dose, so the prescription will need to be prepared by a compounding pharmacy. Is gabapentin safe for dogs?

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ISPE

MARCH 8, 2023

Identification and Analysis of Contamination Trends Three major recall databases—those of the US FDA, the United Kingdom’s Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (UK MHRA), and Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)—were searched to assess contamination trends in the past five years.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

MARCH 21, 2024

Its active ingredient, semaglutide, is FDA approved for weight loss under the brand name Wegovy , which has a dosing progression of 0.25 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may allow it for people with prescriptions who are purchasing a drug that’s already approved in the United States. mg, 1 mg, 1.7 mg, and 2.4

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The Checkup by Singlecare

APRIL 5, 2024

When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Mounjaro (tirzepatide) in 2022 to treat Type 2 diabetes, some people hailed the GIP and GLP-1 medication as the next great antidiabetic drug. Ozempic Like Mounjaro, Ozempic has been approved by the FDA for Type 2 diabetes but has also shown weight loss benefits. Shop around.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

MAY 20, 2024

The smallest dosage strength of Thyro-Tabs or Thyro-Kare, FDA-approved levothyroxine tablets for dogs, is 0.1 Some levothyroxine medications for dogs are available in powder form but lack FDA approval. There are no FDA-approved desiccated thyroid medications for dogs. In dogs, it’s 10 to 16 hours. mg, and the largest is 1 mg.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

JUNE 21, 2023

Wegovy , another weekly injection of semaglutide, is FDA approved for use in patients with obesity, says Minisha Sood, MD , a board-certified endocrinologist at Northwell Health’s Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. At this time, Ozempic does not have FDA approval for weight loss, but it may be prescribed off-label for this purpose.

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The Checkup by Singlecare

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Gabapentin is not FDA approved for use in pets, but veterinarians often use it off-label to calm a cat before stressful events such as a vet visit. The FDA has not approved the use of gabapentin in cats. The prescription may need to be prepared at a compounding pharmacy. This may be too large of a dose for a cat.

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The Thyroid Pharmacist

MAY 19, 2023

Naltrexone is an FDA-approved medication used for opioid withdrawal at a dose of 50 mg per day. 20] This medication is available only as a prescription and can be compounded into lower doses by special professional compounding pharmacies. Read more about the 7 most common deficiencies of those with Hashimoto’s.

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