A second compounded glutathione recall in a month, after two emergency visits

A second compounded glutathione recall in a month, after two emergency visits

Greenwich Rx, a 503A compounding pharmacy in Tomball, Texas, is recalling ten lots of compounded glutathione injection nationwide because of potentially elevated endotoxin levels. The company says it has received two reports of patients who needed emergency department care after a glutathione product was given intravenously, although the product was not formulated for IV use. … Read more

A cardiology team catalogues the injectable-peptide market, compound by compound

A cardiology team catalogues the injectable-peptide market, compound by compound

Three physicians at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute have published a review that does something the injectable-peptide market rarely gets: a compound-by-compound account of what is claimed, what mechanism is proposed, and what could go wrong. It covers BPC-157, TB-500, CJC-1295 and ipamorelin, MK-677, melanotan-II, GHK-Cu, retatrutide and … Read more

Nine people reacted to compounded wellness vials shipped to their homes

Peptide Review Desk safety report: compounded wellness vials recalled over elevated endotoxin

Nine people reported fever, chills, chest pain or vomiting after receiving compounded injections that a Houston pharmacy has now recalled nationwide. Centric Compounding is pulling six lots of glutathione, Myer’s Cocktail and Tri-Immune Boost, injectables sold to support immunity, fatigue and general wellness, after the glutathione raw ingredient used to make them was found to … Read more

Semaglutide patients lost 11 kg over a year and kept their grip strength

Semaglutide patients lost 11 kg and kept their grip strength

A Barcelona hospital followed 83 adults with obesity through a year of routine care and measured what most weight-loss studies only estimate: fat, lean tissue, resting energy expenditure and handgrip strength. The 44 patients on semaglutide lost substantially more weight than the 39 on a lifestyle programme alone. They also lost lean tissue — about … Read more