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.

In a society that has so many people who are overweight, it is understandable there’s such a craze for new drugs that are helping people to lose weight. Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy were developed for people with diabetes but have proven to be great resources for losing weight.

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?

Injectable prescription drugs that reduce appetite — like Ozempic, Saxenda and Mounjaro — have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years.

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.

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.

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.

Weight loss drugs have gone viral. But despite their availability, most people who could benefit from treatments can't access them.

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Pharmacist Mark Mikhael has lost 50 pounds over the past 12 months. He no longer has diabetes and finds himself “at my ideal body weight,” with his cholesterol below 200 for the first time in 20 years.

However, the research found that exercising helped preserve bone loss. Experts said that the findings may apply to other GLP-1s, such as semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic. A rapid drop in weight can result in a loss of bone density,