Weight loss, Ozempic
Maker of Ozempic, Wegovy sues Minnesota clinic over knockoff weight-loss medication
One of the world’s largest drug manufacturers is suing a small east metro wellness center over the way it marketed and sold a compounded, off-brand version of its blockbuster weight-loss medications.
Weight-loss drugs have changed culture
F ROM LOS ANGELES to London, weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic are reshaping culture as much as waistlines. Some Ozempic-takers have tiny appetites and dine at unusual hours to avoid spells of nausea.
Cost of weight-loss drugs has many exploring sources beyond doctors
Many people are doing an end-run around their doctor's office, reaching out to potentially unreliable sources that promise to set them up with Wegovy, Zepbound and other weight-loss drugs.
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Larger issues accompany weight-loss drugs
Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, and Mounjaro are but a few of the injectable drugs that are currently revolutionizing the size of our waistlines. The demand for these injectable medicines from those who are obese,
The winding, fitful path to weight loss drug Ozempic
Half a century of advancements in biomedical science paved the way for today's powerful weight-loss drugs like Ozempic—so what was that journey like for the scientists involved?
Experimental Weight Loss Drug Beat Ozempic and Wegovy in Early Trial
People taking the experimental drug amycretin were found to lose almost twice as much weight over a 12-week period as the average weight loss seen with semaglutide.
Which Ozempic-like drugs cause the most weight loss? The answer may surprise you
Injectable prescription drugs that reduce appetite — like Ozempic, Saxenda and Mounjaro — have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years.
The Weight Loss Hacks That Claim to Work Like Ozempic
Daily” pill is the latest product to capitalize on the weight loss drug craze. By Dani Blum There’s a long list of products that companies and influencers claim can deliver quick and dramatic weight loss,
Can you overdose on Ozempic, other weight loss drugs?
In July, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned that people are overdosing on compounded semaglutide injectable products.
Wegovy Is the Most Effective Weight-Loss Drug, New Research Shows
Scientists who laid groundwork for weight-loss drugs win Lasker medical award
This year’s prestigious Lasker medical awards recognize a trio of scientists without whom Ozempic and other blockbuster ...
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The battle of the weight loss injectables has a clear winner
In the heavyweight title match between weight loss meds, we have ourselves a victor.In the battle between Novo Nordisk’s ...
Weight loss confusion? Let’s not compound the problem
Compounding pharmacies that offer their own homebrew GLP-1 drugs are the new designer smoke shops: Illegal, unsafe, and ...
Hims & Hers to Offer Weight Loss Medication for Workers in Specific Professions
There is soaring demand for weight-loss drugs in the GLP-1 class, and the company will now sell it to certain professions for ...
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Is Wegovy Shrinking Bariatric Surgery, Too?
Opens in a new tab or window Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro ... where once-steady demand for weight-loss ...
EU regulator backs use of Novo's Wegovy for obesity-related heart condition
The European Medicines Agency backed the use of Novo Nordisk's popular drug Wegovy to help ease heart failure in people with ...
GLP-1 pills are coming, and they could revolutionize weight-loss treatment
At least a dozen experimental weight-loss drugs designed to be taken as pills are working their way through clinical trials, ...
Is Wegovy covered by Medicare?
Medicare may cover Wegovy for adults with cardiovascular disease and either obesity or overweight. Learn more about Medicare ...