Expert Opin Pharmacother (2012) 13(1):8199
Though copying patented drugs is illegal, compounded knockoffs are allowed if they are tailored for a patient who might need something slightly different than what the patent-holding company produces
Once you have successfully achieved your weight loss goals, your healthcare provider may recommend gradually stopping the medication, reducing the dosage, or making additional lifestyle adjustments
Even patients who discontinued the drug months ago may still have actionable claims
The mechanisms underlying the reduction of body weight induced by GIPR antagonism, however, are largely unknown, although some studies suggest that GIPR agonism and antagonism may decrease body weight via similar mechanisms 29
Patients should buy only from licensed pharmacies, insist on GST invoices, and be wary of clinic stock offered without proper bills or prescriptions.[6] 6