Join Drs. Neil Skolnik and Sara Wettergreen as they delve into the differences between FDA-approved medications and compounded and counterfeit medications, alongside special guests Dr. Susan Kuchera and Lisa Kessler. They will explore the factors that might influence the decision to use compounded treatments, the risks associated with these treatments, and one of our guests will share their personal experience with obesity treatment.

This episode of Diabetes Day by Day is supported by Lilly.

Presented by:

Neil Skolnik, MD, Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health, Abington, PA

Sara Wettergreen, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; and Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist, UCHealth Lone Tree Primary Care, Aurora, CO

Susan Kuchera, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency at Jefferson Health Abington

 

Lisa Kessler, MS, CCC-SLP, Infant-toddler Home-based Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist

 

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Learn more about the risks of buying medications online at the BeSafeRx website, the Food and Drug Administration’s source for online pharmacy information.

Read the American Diabetes Association®'s statement on compounded medications.