A compounding pharmacy can prepare customized medications to fit your needs—but there are some things to be aware of. Rachel Fairbank is a freelance science writer based in Texas. When she is not ...

Drugs produced by the New England Compounding Center were not put through the minimum procedures required to ensure sterility and were shipped to customers before the pharmacy’s own safety tests were ...

When you have to go on a medication, your doctor will probably prescribe a premade one that's FDA-approved. But sometimes, they may want you to go on a compounded medicine that's specifically made for ...

Demand for popular weight loss drugs such as semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Zepbound) has long outpaced supply, forcing many patients with obesity to visit compounding pharmacies to get ...

Compounding pharmacies are facilities that are able to make customized medications. This could be to alter a drug's dosage or composition for medical purposes. Many patients have benefitted from drug ...

The FDA’s approval of the drug Aduhelm as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease — despite the recommendation of its own advisory committee against approval — came as a surprise to many. But to me, that ...