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Is there evidence that compounded Semaglutide from Hims pharmacies has harmed anyone?
by bickfordb 1y ago
Is there evidence that compounded Semaglutide from Hims pharmacies has harmed anyone?
- hammock 1y agoSafe and effective. Side effects are very rare and are usually limited to soreness at the site of injection. Recommend everyone who is recommended semaglutide by a relevant authority, to get it. The obesity epidemic is a national security concern
- zdragnar 1y agoI don't think the question was whether semaglutide was safe, but whether the version that Hims sells is safe. That includes things like being free from contaminants, stability of the compound, etc.
- ryandrake 1y ago> I don't think the question was whether semaglutide was safe, but whether the version that Hims sells is safe. Don’t forget “effective” too. If you just make the bar “safety” then you are accepting sugar pills as medicine for whatever condition. You should need to prove both safety AND effectiveness.
- hammock 1y agoSugar is arguably more “effective” than it is “safe.” But I know you are referring to sugar pills not sugar diet
- hammock 1y agoHow would you even test for that?
- Spooky23 1y agoHims just outsources fulfillment to a compounding pharmacy. Usually they add vitamin B-12 to make it "customized". Are they crushing rybelsus? Getting raw materials through some mysterious supply chain from Ukraine, China or Israel? You have no idea. On the flip, I think access to basic drugs for stuff like ED, hair loss, etc is fine. But they also do stuff like off-label anti-depressants, etc can potentially be dangerous... but at the same time, people are going to urgent cares and getting antidepressants with just more cost and friction.
- Der_Einzige 1y agoYup. And using it as the wonder drug it is, I.e women using it to get “beach bodies” should be celebrated and not stigmatized. I want bodily autonomy and control. The right to experiment with weight loss drugs is analogous to the right to be trans or to not have your foreskin removed at birth. It’s crazy that these drugs even have further benefits like anti addiction properties!
- hammock 1y agoMiracle drugs. I wouldn’t be mad if we made these injections required for entry into public schools or employment
- DrillShopper 1y ago> The right to experiment with weight loss drugs is analogous to the right to be trans or to not have your foreskin removed at birth Both things the current administration is fighting against, so the metaphor is really apt. There are a lot of trans people on HRT that DIY their meds, especially transfemmes, because estrogen is not a controlled substance.
- bitwize 1y agoSemaglutide is linked to NAION, a "stroke" in the retinal blood vessels linked to a blood pressure drop there, typically when sleeping. I think I already have one of these in one eye. I DO NOT want to risk getting it in the other. Staying off semaglutide until it's really necessary.