Compounding pharmacies producing cheaper semaglutide products have been given notice they will soon have to stop, as the drug is no longer on the FDA shortage list.

Key Takeaways Hims & Hers Health shares swooned after the Food & Drug Administration said the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy is no longer in short supply.The company makes compounded versions of weight-loss drugs under an FDA rule that applies when the originals are difficult to obtain.

The FDA has removed semaglutide from its drug shortage list after the agency determined the current supply of the drug can meet present and future demand, Novo Nordisk announced.On Feb. 21, the FDA updated its drug shortage list and listed the shortage of all doses of injectable semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) as being resolved.

The FDA has declared an end to the shortage of Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster drug semaglutide, threatening the ability for compounding pharmacies to make copies of Ozempic and Wegovy.

The shortage of semaglutide injections (Ozempic, Wegovy) is over, the FDA announced on Friday. The agency, along with maker Novo Nordisk, confirmed that supply now meets or exceeds both the current and projected U.S. demand. The injectable formulation of the GLP-1 receptor agonist has been in shortage since August 2022 due to increased demand.

All doses of Novo's diabetes treatment Ozempic and weight-loss drug Wegovy were listed as available on the FDA's website in October, but the treatments were not taken off the offi

The shortage of Novo Nordisk’s (NVO) blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drugs is officially over, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).