Weight loss drugs come with hefty price tags as experts warn about cheaper alternatives
WASHINGTON (TND) — Weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are growing in popularity, as are their price tags. Without insurance or a prescription, some weight loss drugs could cost hundreds of dollars every month. For that reason, some…
Ozempic May Reduce Alcohol Abuse Risk – Neuroscience News
Summary: Diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, containing semaglutide, significantly reduce the incidence and recurrence of alcohol-use disorder (AUD). Analyzing health records, researchers observed a 50% to 56% decrease in AUD among patients treated with semaglutide. These findings suggest a new…
Ozempic Drug Semaglutide Could Protect Kidneys, Study Finds
Topline Novo Nordisk’s weight loss injection semaglutide — the ingredient inside its wildly popular drugs Ozempic and Wegovy — could also help protect the kidneys, according to new research, a finding that bolsters the growing public health case for the…
Arrival of effective obesity-treating drug in Canada offers hope, but questions remain
Open this photo in gallery: An employee at Novo Nordisk’s facility in Hillerod, Denmark on Feb. 12. About 40 million people around the globe receive Novo Nordisk diabetes and weight-loss medications.CHARLOTTE DE LA FUENTE/The New York Times News Service The…
What to Know About the Link Between Stomach Paralysis and Ozempic
New research this month is the latest to link the use of Ozempic, Wegovy, and other GLP-1 drugs to a greater risk of gastroparesis, a potentially serious medical condition. So what exactly is gastroparesis and how worried should you be…
Raw Milk Sales Soar as Misguided Notions of Bird Flu Immunity Spread
Raw Milk Sales Soar as Misguided Notions of Bird Flu Immunity Spread Gizmodo Bird flu virus in milk: Sample bought in Mass. tests positive The Boston Globe Oregon State University testing dairy cows amid bird flu outbreak KGW.com H5N1 Bird Flu: What You…
Ozempic and 19 other drugs have ‘junk’ patents, the FTC says in a new challenge
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration first approved Ozempic in 2017. Image: Hollie Adams (Reuters) The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FDA) announced on Tuesday that it is disputing over 300 patent listings across 20 different brand name drugs in an…
Some of the popular weight loss drug Wegovy is back on shelves after a shortage, the FDA says
A dose of Wegovy’s highly-coveted weight loss drug is no longer in limited supply, according to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug shortage database. Are self-driving cars safe enough yet? The 1.7 milligram dose of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy joins the…
These lifestyle gyms aren’t competing with Ozempic — they’re embracing it
You may think that a class of drugs that has been shown to help users lose 15% to 20% of their body weight may put the fitness industry on edge. But some gyms are actually embracing these slimming medications. And…
Dr Reddy’s, Sun, Cipla and Biocon look to recreate Ozempic magic in India
Shivali Rajput, 43, excels in her job, earns well and overshoots her career targets year after year. But when it comes to managing her weight, Rajput’s efforts have come a cropper, year after year. She is 102 kg, about 25…