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The Hollow Men of Hims

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198 points quadrin | 1 comments | 25 Jun 25 22:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.212s | source
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yold__ ◴[26 Jun 25 00:11 UTC] No.44383020[source]▶
Semaglutide / GLP-1 compounding is not limited to just Hims. Lot's of pharmacies do it. The manufacturer (Novo Nordisk) charges 5x-10x for the exact same thing. The author calls the GLP-1s used in compounding "Chinese Knockoffs", but offers no evidence of quality control problems, and is instead relying on the reader's prejudices.

GLP-1 drugs may be a game-changer for obesity and diabetes, the same way that cholesterol (statin) drugs have greatly improved heart health. Hopefully reversing a long trend of increasing waistbands in developed / developing countries. Unfortunately, America will pay the highest price (including Medicare). I'm all for anything that makes them cheaper, including the many compounding pharmacies currently exploiting the loophole the author takes issue with.

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Spooky23 ◴[26 Jun 25 00:43 UTC] No.44383179[source]▶
The problem with your position is simple: where does it come from?

The legit path for compounded semaglutide is buying up Rybelsus, impacting the supply for diabetics. Compounding pharmacies are notoriously shady, and are likely using grey market materials from questionable sources.

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jrflowers ◴[26 Jun 25 00:59 UTC] No.44383260[source]▶
Can you give some specific examples of compounding pharmacies buying up Rybelsus or using grey market GLP-1
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1. Spooky23 ◴[26 Jun 25 01:44 UTC] No.44383497[source]▶
There’s a bunch of material out there including acknowledgment from the association of compounding pharmacies.

They are in general shady, and the Florida pharmacies are notoriously under-regulated. Guess where most of the online dick pill outlets do their compounding?