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Pichamol 'Sigh' Jirapinyo, MD, MPH

Founder at Bariendo and 1 other company
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Dr. Jirapinyo is the founder of weight loss company Bariendo, teaches at Harvard Medical School, and is an internationally recognized thought leader in the treatment of obesity and fatty liver disease.

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  • She also warns against compounded versions of GLP-1s, which are very common online. “Caution is advised when dealing with companies offering GLP-1 compounds that may not be FDA-approved for safety or efficacy,” says Jirapinyo. “These are not the medications that are manufactured by the drug company — they were synthesized somewhere else. Sometimes the compounded medication is different and it hasn't been approved by the FDA for safety or efficacy. So I would be careful about how they get the medication.”

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