Currently, tirzepatide is only available as a brand-name medication, which can make it costly for some patients due to limited competition in the market
Its why we recommend planning any change with your prescriber, so theres no unsupported gap in between, and using your time on the medication to build the eating and activity habits that help to prevent weight regain in the future
The agency said it would give these compounders a grace period of 60 to 90 days before enforcing rules that would put a halt to their work, in an effort to avoid disruption for patients
Additionally, prescriptions written for commercially available brand-name medications cannot be filled as compounded preparations unless the prescriber issues a new prescription specifying the compounded medication
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Users must be aware of potential metabolic interactions, particularly with glucose-lowering agents