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.

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

In the first half of 2025, Ozempic developer Novo Nordisk in Bagsværd, Denmark, expects results from a second phase III trial of its experimental drug CagriSema — a combination of semaglutide and a medicine called cagrilintide. People on CagriSema lost about 23% of their body weight in a 68-week study, outperforming both drugs when taken alone.

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

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The use of blockbuster weight loss drugs has surged among young women, for whom the treatments can often be "liberating."

Hims & Hers offers a copycat of the blockbuster weight-loss drug at a fraction of the cost. But it might be a short-lived deal for consumers.