News|Videos|May 20, 2025

Compounded GLP-1 RA drugs: Can pharmacists make drugs that are essentially a copy of another drug? Part 2

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APC CEO Scott Brunner, CAE, discusses compounding drugs, including the GLP-1 RA antidiabetes and antiobesity medications.

Pharmacists legally cannot copy drugs made by pharmaceutical companies, except in limited circumstances. Scott Brunner, CAE, CEO of the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding, explains why pharmacists may blend customized forms of medicines that physicians and other clinicians prescribe to patients — but there is a legal risk.

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