Weight loss injections: How do drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro work?
Both Wegovy and Mounjaro are given as weekly injections via pre-filled pens that can be self-administered into the upper arm, thigh or stomach. They work as an appetite suppressant by mimicking a hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1).
Use of Weight Loss Drug Widespread, and Costly
As obesity rates in the United States soar, insurance companies, including Medicaid and Medicare, are facing financial headwinds to pay for prescription drugs for weight loss. Semaglutide, the generic name for Mounjaro,
FDA says this weight loss drug shortage is over, but patients worry about cost and availability
Some patients fear tirzepatide, sold by Eli Lilly under the brand names Zepbound and Mounjaro, will be hard to get and prohibitively expensive once compounding pharmacies are no longer producing it.
Latest weight-loss drug faces shortages
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that high demand has left the latest weight-loss drug, Zepbound, in short supply.
Eli Lilly Sues Over Knock-Off Weight-Loss Drugs
Eli Lilly has filed three new separate lawsuits accusing vendors and a medical spa of selling knock-off versions of their drug, Zepbound.
MangoRx hits back at Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug copycat claims
MangoRx was responding to Eli Lily after the drugmaker sued it and two other medical spas and online vendors earlier this week for selling products claiming to contain tirzepatide
Diabetes patients worry about insulin shortages as Ozempic use skyrockets
The insulin is facing supply shortages as diabetes patients increasingly turn to GLP-1 weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and ...
Mounjaro is more effective for weight loss than Ozempic—how does it work? And why does it cost so much?
A weight-loss drug more effective than Ozempic and Wegovy has recently been approved in Australia. The drug, tirzepatide, is ...
Weight-loss jabs are not ‘to get a body beautiful picture for Instagram’, says Wes Streeting
Weight-loss jabs are not a quick fix for an “Instagram body”, the Health Secretary has warned. The medicines regulator has ...
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FDA retreats from declaring end to Mounjaro shortage
In a reversal, the FDA is reconsidering its decision to end the shortage status of tirzepatide, after a recent lawsuit and intense public pressure, The Washington Post reported Oct. 21.
Ozempic shows promise for alcohol and drug addiction, study finds
The weight-loss drugs are linked with reduced rates of excess drinking and opioid overdoses, suggesting they may tamp down ...
Lilly to launch its obesity drug in Denmark, Novo Nordisk's home market
Lilly will launch its Mounjaro obesity drug in Denmark next week, the U.S. drugmaker said on Thursday, bringing competition ...
GP busts six common myths about Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy and weight loss jabs
A staggering 64% of adults in England are classed as either overweight or obese according to the most recent NHS figures. And ...
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Compounding pharmacies can keep making Mounjaro and Zepbound copies
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is rethinking its decision to remove popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs from ...
Tori Spelling’s Weight Loss of 40 lbs Using Mounjaro And Ozempic
Here are insights into Tori Spelling’s weight loss journey and how the actress toned herself down. From medications to diet ...
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Popular weight loss drugs could help with alcohol, opioid addictions: study
A new study suggests weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro could provide a promising new treatment for substance use ...