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Compounding GLP-1 Drugs - Recent Updates

Client Alert
November 13, 2025

More individuals are utilizing weight loss medication than ever before. With the rise in usage, providers must be aware of when, how, and why they are able to prescribe or create compounded GLP-1 drugs.       

Recent guidance from the Ohio Board of Pharmacy (“BOP”) indicates that providers should generally use the FDA approved GLP-1 drug, rather than a non-FDA approved compounded version of the medication. Importantly, if a GLP-1 drug is commercially available, it cannot be copied through compounding. Currently, compounded copies of Tirzepatide and Semaglutide are not permitted.  

There are two exceptions that allow a provider to compound a GLP-1 drug: (1) if the drug is not commercially available, and (2) if the compounded drug “includes a change, made for an identified individual patient, which produces for that patient a significant difference, as determined by the prescribing practitioner, between the compounded drug and the commercially available product.” The identified change must be documented appropriately on the prescription or order.

The BOP also prohibits a provider from using certain ingredients in compounding. For example, Retatrutide and Cagrilintide are not permitted to be used in compounding. In addition, providers cannot use salt forms when compounding GLP-1 drugs. 

While compounded GLP-1 drugs do serve a purpose, such as serving an individualized patient need, the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has stated its concern with using any non-FDA approved GLP-1 drug. According to the FDA, one of the potential concerns is that the compounded drug may contain the incorrect amount of an active ingredient, leading to adverse effects. If using a compounded GLP-1 medication, providers will want to ensure that they are creating and storing the compounded drugs correctly, that they are not utilizing drugs labeled “for research purposes only,” and that any active ingredients purchased are from an FDA registered and Ohio licensed distributor.

To learn more about how drug compounding regulations can impact your practice, please contact BMD Member Jeana Singleton at jmsingleton@bmdllc.com or 330-253-2001. 

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