"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,

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.

Health experts are investigating a possible link between popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and sudden blindness.

Is compounded semaglutide effective for weight loss? Here’s the short version: Compounded semaglutide isn’t approved by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), so it hasn’t been proven effective in clinical trials.

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

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