People have continued to seek them out, often buying "for-research-use only" ingredients - sometimes from labs in China - mixing them, and then injecting them into their bodies
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Providers should approach compounding partnerships with thorough due diligence, transparent patient communication about the non-FDA-approved status of compounded products, and current legal guidance on the regulatory environment
There are a number of medications that can slow weight gain such as metformin, but they're not very good at reversing the weight once the weight is on