Weight Loss Drugs, FBI

How Much Should Weight Loss Drugs Cost?
A new study found that fair prices for medications like Wegovy and Zepbound would be hundreds less per month than they are now.
FBI gives new warning about fake weight loss drugs being sold in Georgia
The federal agency’s new alert is about counterfeit drugs claiming to have semaglutide — the key ingredient in weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
FBI issues safety warning about counterfeit versions of weight loss drug semaglutide
Wegovy contains the same main ingredient as Ozempic, semaglutide, and is FDA-approved for weight loss in people with obesity or who are overweight with at least one weight-related condition. It is also approved to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events in adults with obesity or who are overweight with established cardiovascular disease.
Weight Loss Drug Will Be Offered for $499 a Month for Some Patients
Some commercially insured patients stand to save $150 per month on Wegovy, a popular obesity medication. Patients on Medicare and Medicaid are not eligible.
Here’s why Ozempic maker’s new weight-loss drug isn’t good enough for investors
New trial data showed CagriSema led to “superior” weight loss, but at a rate much less than original expectations of 25%.
Compound versions of some weight loss drugs to be restricted
Zepbound contains the same active ingredient, tirzepatide, as Mounjaro, which is also made by Lilly and is FDA-approved to treat Type 2 diabetes. Some doctors also prescribe Mounjaro "off-label" for weight loss, as is permissible by the FDA.
Who can get weight loss drugs on the NHS in Scotland?
Very few people are currently being prescribed drugs for weight loss on the NHS in Scotland, research by BBC Scotland News has established. Medications like Mounjaro and Wegovy have been hailed as "game changers" for tackling obesity.
The State of Weight Loss Drugs
How weight loss drugs actually work, and how big-name prescriptions differ from each other. What investors need to know about Ozempic's and Mounjarno's patent cliffs. The scenarios in which Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are actually undervalued.
FBI warns about counterfeit weight loss drugs
The FBI is warning about counterfeit weight loss drugs being sold that claim to have semaglutide, the key ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy.
My hair came out in clumps on a weight loss drug like Ozempic — 2 steps slowed the shedding
People taking semaglutide drugs like Ozempic typically expect to lose excess weight — not hair. But that’s precisely what ...
Access to Compounded GLP-1s Is Drying Up. Here’s What to Know About the Copycat Weight-Loss Drugs.
To be a person in the year 2025 is to encounter, in one way or another, the marketing onslaught for compounded ...
Wegovy price cut: Novo Nordisk cuts the price of the weight-loss drug for the uninsured
After Zepbound-maker Eli Lilly reduced the price of the weight-loss drug, competitor Novo Nordisk has cut the price of weight ...
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This drug lowers blood sugar and body weight faster than other diabetes drugs
A new study has found that the diabetes drug tirzepatide helps people lower their blood sugar and lose weight more quickly ...
Scientists Discover Potential Ozempic Rival That Could Help People Lose Weight With Less Nausea
Stanford Medicine researchers have identified a promising, naturally occurring molecule that could help people lose ...
Big weight swings 'increase risk of death'
A study has found that extreme weight fluctuations in obese people with cardiovascular disease significantly increases the ...
US FDA to hold off action on weight-loss drug copies pending court ruling
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it will not take action against compounding pharmacies making copies of ...
Son, 11, Finds Mom on the Floor 'Coughing Up Blood' After She Abused Unprescribed Weight-Loss Injectables
Gill Riley, who wasn't obese, regrets taking unprescribed weight-loss medication she purchased from a friend 'to be skinny' ...