FDA Warns Online Vendors Selling Unapproved Weight-Loss Drugs

FDA Warns Online Vendors Selling Unapproved Weight-Loss Drugs
The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Silver Spring, Md., on Nov. 4, 2009. Jason Reed/Reuters
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it has sent warning letters to four companies for selling unapproved versions of GLP-1 drugs including semaglutide and tirzepatide, the active ingredients in popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs.

The letters were issued to Xcel Peptides, Swisschems, Summit Research, and Prime Peptides last week after the U.S. health regulator conducted a review of their respective websites in October.