Clinical trials have found that people who are on the prescription for a year can lose more than 10% of their body weight.

Is compounded semaglutide effective for weight loss? Here’s the short version: Compounded semaglutide isn’t approved by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), so it hasn’t been proven effective in clinical trials.

The ad goes on to tout Hims & Hers' weight loss drugs as less expensive alternatives to medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, which both contain the active ingredient semaglutide and are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity, respectively.

Weight loss drugs continue to make headlines.  A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Southern California looked at a positive side

Compounded semaglutide is legal, but it's not regulated in the same way as medications like Ozempic and Wegovy.

The ad from the telehealth company Hims & Hers promoted the company’s compounded weight loss drugs. The ad portrayed the obesity epidemic as a rigged game because of the greedy health care system. Dr.