Amid backlash, FDA changes course over shortage of weight-loss drugs
The FDA said Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drugs were no longer in shortage on Oct. 2, preventing pharmacies from making cheaper versions. After an outcry, it’s reconsidering.
What the End of a Tirzepatide Shortage Would Mean for Access to Compounded Weight Loss Drugs
In response to a lawsuit, the FDA has said that it will reevaluate its previous decision to remove tirzepatide from its shortage list. Here's what taking the drug of the list could mean for people taking tirzepatide or its compounded versions.
Could Weight-Loss Drugs Help Get People Back to Work? The U.K. Wants to Find Out.
The British government announced a multimillion dollar pharmaceutical partnership with Eli Lilly, including a trial that will study the impact of a weight-loss drug on work and productivity.
Are Compounded Weight Loss Drugs on Their Way Out?
The FDA is weighing a decision that could stop compounding pharmacies from legally making cheaper versions of Mounjaro and Zepbound.
Weight loss drugs could help with alcohol, opioid addiction, study says
Drugs​ like Mounjaro and Ozempic, which many use for weight loss,​​ may also help patients suffering from addiction, according to a new study.
Ozempic shows promise for treating alcohol and drug abuse, study finds
The weight-loss drugs are linked with reduced rates of excess drinking and opioid overdoses, suggesting they may tamp down substance use cravings too.
Weight-loss drugs may reduce opioid and alcohol abuse by up to 50%, study finds
Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, made by Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, can reduce rates of opioid and alcohol abuse by up to 50%, according to a new study that supports expectations the drugs can offer greater benefits than just weight and diabetes management.
Wegovy, other weight-loss drugs might help with alcoholism, opioid addiction
Weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro or Zepbound appear to help people battle alcoholism and opioid addiction, a new study finds.
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 ...
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FDA Says Compounding Pharmacies Can Keep Making Weight-Loss Med Tirzepatide, for Now
On October 7, a compounding trade group filed a lawsuit challenging the agency's action, saying there was still a shortage of ...
Tirzepatide: what is weight loss injection Mounjaro, what have the experts said - how is different to Ozempic?
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Mounjaro will soon be available as a weight loss treatment on the NHS. Here's what that means for patients
The weight loss jab Mounjaro will soon be made available to nearly a quarter of a million NHS patients, according to ...
Lilly sues online vendors, medical spa over copycat weight-loss drugs
Eli Lilly said on Monday it sued three medical spas and online vendors for selling products claiming to contain tirzepatide, ...