Reader concerned about GLP-1 medications

Metro Creative Connection

Can you imagine if you had a headache, and instead of taking an FDA-approved medication like Advil or Aleve, you went online and ordered a Chinese injection that had little or no oversight in its production?

That would seem crazy, and yet it is happening with GLP-1 medications. Compounding pharmacies were given permission by the FDA to produce GLP-1 medications when there was a national shortage, but that no longer exists, and yet they continue to produce them.

Even more concerning is that with more and more of these bad actors are popping up, regulatory standards are falling further and further below standards. In fact, many pharmacies are sourcing their materials from shady Chinese companies that are not under the safety guidelines of the FDA.

It all shapes up into a dangerous situation for consumers and one that risks be deadly. GLP-1’s need strict oversight, as side effects and digestion issues could arise if the medication is misused or improperly created.

I saw that Attorney General Kris Mayes signed onto a joint letter with other states on this issue. I hope she goes a step further and personally urges the FDA to crack down on this illegal activity before there are real consequences.

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