Claim: The raw materials for semaglutide obtained from compounding pharmacies or research peptide websites come from China.
Verdict: Correct (50% confidence)
Explanation: According to a source from formblends.com, compounded semaglutide's active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) is chemically identical to the original but comes from different manufacturers, primarily in China and India. Additionally, a scientific article by LA Turnock et al. in Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health (2025) supports this by noting that peptide orders could be purchased from Chinese suppliers at low prices. Reuters also reports that at least eight Chinese companies supplied raw ingr...