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.

Telehealth company Hims & Hers is pushing the boundaries of drug compounding and testing the limits of regulators.

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"They’re priced for profits, not patients.” That’s the critique from Hims & Hers Health’s buzzy — and controversial — Super Bowl ad, leveling the accusation against brand-name weight loss drugs. Set to the tune of Childish Gambino’s “This Is America,

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On Super Bowl Sunday, many tuning into the big game saw a controversial ad from the telehealth company Hims & Hers. The minute-long spot begins by skewering the American health care system, saying it's "designed to keep us sick and stuck" while profiting off of America's obesity epidemic.

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

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

The ad from the telehealth company Hims & Hers promoted the company’s compounded weight loss drugs. The ad portrayed the obesity epidemic as a rigged game because of the greedy health care system. Dr.