Connecticut's Attorney General, William Tong, has called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to crack down on dangerous knockoff versions of popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. The drugs are unregulated and difficult to keep out of Connecticut. To save money, patients often use online “compound pharmacies’s” which mix limited doses of specialty prescriptions for patients with specific medical needs. Tong sued and shut down a website selling these products, but dozens more are still selling them. Drug makers, including Eli Lilly, have expressed concern about the safety of mass-compounded knockoffs. The FDA has responded to the threat and is taking it seriously, including added surveillance of GLP-1 ingredients and warning letters to companies distributing active pharmaceutical ingredients.