GLP-1 receptor agonist
Is Semaglutide legal in the United States?
Answer
Semaglutide is FDA-approved in the United States as Ozempic, Wegovy. Read from the FDA register on 2026-10-03.
RegulatorFDA register
Not legal advice.
StatusFDA-approvedRegulator FDA
Products on the register2Ozempic, Wegovy
Read2026-10-03FDA
ACTIONS BY NAMED AUTHORITIES
3 actions naming Semaglutide
| US-OH | Ohio Board of Pharmacy, 2026-04-16 Regulator During the inspection, [redacted] was found to possess multiple vials of the following illegal dangerous drugs, in either a white powder, purple powder, or clear liquid form, intended for injection, which were obtained from an unlicensed, foreign source: e. Semaglutide 10mg, 5 vials;State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Order, Case No. A-2026-0037, Findings of Fact paragraph 2(e) · quoted with the party redacted |
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| US-IL | Illinois State Board of Pharmacy, 2024-05-07 Regulator COMPOUNDING SEMAGLUTIDE The Board reviewed and found helpful a document prepared and published by the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy.Illinois State Board of Pharmacy, Minutes of Open Session, May 7, 2024, Compounding Semaglutide |
| US-NC | North Carolina Board of Pharmacy, 2023-04-28 Regulator The federal Food Drug & Cosmetic Act prohibits pharmacies from compounding “drug products that are essentially copies of a commercially available drug product.” FD&C Act § 503A(b)(1)(D). In general, then, compounding pharmacies may not compound semaglutide, a commercially available drug product.North Carolina Board of Pharmacy, Statement Concerning Semaglutide Compounding, updated April 28, 2023 |
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