Americans resort to making their own weight-loss drugs due to high prices
In what she calls the 'wild west' of obesity medicines, Missouri-based Amy Spencer is a pioneer.
Each week the mother of two injects herself with weight-loss drugs, two of which are in clinical trials and not yet approved for sale by the US Food and Drug Administration. One comes mixed with tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Eli Lilly's Zepbound.