The compounding process simply refers to the process of changing a medication slightly or adding new ingredients to it. During the compounding process, pharmacies may add new ingredients or change the current ones slightly to personalize the medication for a patient based on prescribers recommendations.
For example, compounding pharmacies may add vitamins to a medication or take out a known allergen. Another popular reason for compounding is to transform a medication into a liquid for patients who have difficulty swallowing.
The FDA allows medications to be compounded during shortages (as is currently the case with semaglutide). Compounded GLP-1 injections are fulfilled and shipped from Eden’ network pharmacies. The treatments that customers receive from Eden come from and state-licensed pharmacies. Eden only partners with pharmacies that maintain quality and safety standards.