It's now selling knockoff weight-loss drugs made of compounded semaglutide, but some are concerned

Moderation and self-control used to serve as WeightWatchers' main talking points, but the company has since transitioned to hooking up its customers with doctors who can prescribe weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, via its WeightWatchers Clinic telehealth service. But it's been a "rocky pivot," per Fast Company, which notes there've been shortages of the so-called GLP-1 meds, which nearly half of Clinic customers can't get their insurance companies to cover. Now, another swerve: WeightWatchers will permit customers whose insurance won't cover the Novo Nordisk name brands to access weight-loss meds using compounded semaglutide and sold through its own online prescription service.