do-it-yourself ‘pharmacists’ mix the powdered active ingredient with bacteriostatic water, which has been formulated to prevent the growth of bacteria. Reconstituting the drug in this manner ...

Products with fake tirzepatide—the generic name for Mounjaro and Zepbound—have been found to contain bacteria, high impurity levels and different chemicals from Lilly’s real drugs ...

The company discovered that in at least one case, the purported tirzepatide product was nothing more than sugar alcohol. The Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding, representing compounding pharmacists ...

March 7 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly (LLY.N), opens new tab said on Thursday it has found bacteria and high levels of impurities in products claiming to be compounded versions of tirzepatide, the active ...