weight loss, Shortages of Ozempic

Ozempic and Wegovy shortage ends, setting up weight loss drug showdown
Ozempic and Wegovy, the popular GLP-1 drugs for diabetes and weight loss, are no longer in short supply, the FDA declared Friday. Why it matters: That's good news for Novo Nordisk (whose stock rose 5% Friday) and potentially bad news for Hims & Hers (which fell 26%).
Weight-loss drugs aren’t just slimming waists. They’re shifting the economy.
Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy may not be the lightbulb, jet airplane or internet, but their impact is expected to be so significant it could shift GDP.
Yearslong shortage of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs is resolved, FDA says
In December, the FDA declared that shortages of treatments Zepbound and Mounjaro from another drugmaker, Eli Lilly and Co., also had been resolved. Zepbound is approved to treat obesity and Mounjaro is approved for diabetes. They use the same active ingredient, tirzepatide.
Generic Wegovy, Ozempic compounds may become harder to get as FDA removes drug from shortage list
Compounding pharmacies producing cheaper semaglutide products have been given notice they will soon have to stop, as the drug is no longer on the FDA shortage list.
How much weight loss is too much? Pharma is pushing the limit with new obesity drugs
One participant lost 22% of her weight in nine months — substantially faster than the rate seen with approved GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound. Her weight dropped so much that researchers reduced her dose of the treatment, called retatrutide. Still, she continued to feel too nauseous, so she decided by herself to start skipping every other dose.
FDA declares end to Wegovy and Ozempic shortage
The agency first declared a shortage of semaglutide, the main ingredient used to make Ozempic and Wegovy, in 2022.
These Drugs Could Offset the Side Effects of Weight Loss
Popular weight-loss therapies like Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound result in both fat and muscle loss.
Ozempic, Wegovy Linked To Potential Vision Loss
People taking the weight-loss drug semaglutide could be at a slightly increased risk for a potentially blinding eye co
FDA announces end to Wegovy and Ozempic drug shortages, but it could mean higher prices
The FDA has announced that the shortage of Wegovy and Ozempic, medications used for weight loss and diabetes management, is over.
Novo’s Weight Loss Drugs Removed from FDA Shortage List
The FDA said weight-loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are no longer on shortage list. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday there was no longer a shortage of Novo Nordisk’s popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs,
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Weight-loss drugs are about to get a lot better
A new generation of anti-obesity drugs aims for greater effectiveness, fewer side effects, and more convenience.
New weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro are hot right now. Eli Lilly's CEO explains why they're so expensive.
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Hims & Hers Stock Plummets. The Wegovy Shortage Is Over.
The telehealth company has been selling a copycat version of a popular obesity drug during the recent shortage.
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