Shares of Hims & Hers Health, the telehealth provider that has found a niche in the obesity-drug boom, surged 28% on Thursday as the company’s [controversial Super Bowl ad](

The ad goes on to tout Hims & Hers' weight loss drugs as less expensive alternatives to medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, which both contain the active ingredient semaglutide and are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity, respectively.

Hims & Hers hit the bullseye with its Super Bowl ad, sparking a surge in clicks to its site.The ad also hit a nerve with the pharma industry, lawmakers and some industry groups. | Hims & Hers hit the bullseye with its Super Bowl ad,

The telehealth company Hims & Hers put out a Super Bowl ad that skimped on clarifying that its compounded semaglutide medications aren't FDA-approved.

Compounded semaglutide is legal, but it's not regulated in the same way as medications like Ozempic and Wegovy.

Telehealth provider Hims & Hers Health is defending its planned Super Bowl ad, which is styled as a political manifesto against weight-loss treatments priced “for profits, not patients,” after critici

Telehealth stock Hims & Hers spiked more than 24% in trading Thursday, days after its Super Bowl ad promoting cheaper GLP-1 weight-loss drugs sparked controversy. The ad criticize