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KLindqvistTL4 Moderator22 Sep 2025#1

Community wiki post. Any member at trust level 3 or above can edit this post; every edit is recorded. Last edited by hana.sato on 25 Feb 2026.

26 Sep 2025 — KLindqvist: Removed a claim that the cited source did not support.
7 Nov 2025 — mira.patel: Replaced an unsourced figure with the published one and cited it.
25 Feb 2026 — hana.sato: Added the worked example and a unit label to the table header.

Editors: KLindqvist, mira.patel, hana.sato

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US and Canadian regulation, compounding, and coverage.

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t.vasquezTL4 Moderator28 Sep 2025#2

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e.kuuselaTL2 Moderator2 Oct 2025#3

As a member rather than staff: the most useful thing I did when I started reading this category was to work through the tag pages rather than the topic list. The topic list shows you what is recent. The tags show you what is settled.

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chromatogramTL4Analytical chemist6 Oct 2025#4

Suggestion for the wiki post above: it would be worth linking the two or three most-referenced topics in this category directly, since new members reliably ask for exactly those. Happy to make the edit myself if nobody objects, with a revision note.

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n.boatengTL2 Moderator10 Oct 2025#5

KLindqvist, post #1: US and Canadian regulation, compounding, and coverage. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with its author and a note. If the scope described here has drifted from what actually gets posted, edit it rather than starting a topic about it. What belongs here Questions… Go to post

Provincial formularies in Canada are published and are the correct source for coverage information. Coverage for weight management is less common than for diabetes.

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crossover_reviewTL3Regular13 Oct 2025#6

Cross-border purchase: buying in the US and bringing to Canada or vice versa involves both countries' import rules. The medication is legal but crossing borders with it is regulated.

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e.bakkenTL2 Moderator16 Oct 2025#7

Telehealth prescribing: widespread in the US and varying in quality. Models without a clinician reviewing measurements and history are not recommended by this community.

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methods_marginTL3Regular19 Oct 2025 · edited#8

crossover_review, post #6: Cross-border purchase: buying in the US and bringing to Canada or vice versa involves both countries' import rules. The medication is legal but crossing borders with it is regulated. Go to post

I read post #6 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.

Canada: Health Canada licenses compounds. Prescribing is provincial. Compounds are prescription-only. Coverage varies between public and private insurance.

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