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And it's basically a recipe for like how – here's the standard for how you're supposed to make that ingredient.

And because this drug hasn't gone generic, there is no recipe like that.

So are they making it in a way that is –

and not going to have any like extra junk that you don't know about?

And like, is there going to be a long-term side effect that we're not seeing today?

Are the compounded versions effective?

I have definitely heard from people who have said, you know, like I my insurance coverage for Ozempic went away.

So I went the compounded route and it's been great for me.

I've heard from a lot of people like that.

But there are definitely real risks.

And most of the time what I when I hear from like emergency physicians and when I ask them about it, they'll say, you know, the issue is they either they miscalculated or perhaps it was too potent or it wasn't potent enough and it did nothing.

So like that's probably not going to send you to the emergency room.

But like if it's too strong and you don't know it, that can be really risky.

We're already seeing a lot of people use them.

The ads, actually at one point I looked at Facebook ads over time for compounded drugs and they were only growing.

But I do think we're going to see more people using them if they can get cheaper.

There are still going to be a lot of people who...

can't afford a couple hundred dollars a month and don't have health insurance coverage because one of the things I'm now hearing from people is also like even if they do have coverage it's very restricted like I've heard from several people I can't get it covered for weight loss unless I have a BMI of over 40 which is interesting because a BMI of 30 is considered obese so like I've heard from people be like wait am I supposed to gain weight to get coverage are you kidding

By altering their desire for food, some people say they've lost their desire for everything else.

And what's left is a long-lasting state of meh, blech, numb, flat, take it or leave it.