FDA Approves 1st Medication for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

FDA approves Zepbound for obstructive sleep apnea
Zepbound, a popular weight loss drug, has become the first FDA-approved prescription medication to treat obstructive sleep apnea.
Zepbound Approved For Sleep Apnea
An estimated 39 million American adults suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, a condition in which the upper airway is blocked while sleeping.
F.D.A. Approves Weight Loss Drug to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Zepbound is the first prescription drug approved specifically to treat the common condition. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the weight loss drug Zepbound to treat obstructive sleep apnea. It is the first prescription medication approved to treat the common sleep disorder.
FDA approves weight-loss drug Zepbound to treat sleep apnea
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drug Zepbound to treat sleep apnea, a common but potentially serious sleep-related breathing disorder, marking the first medication for certain patients with the condition.
The First Sleep Apnea Drug Is Here
T he weight-loss drug Zepbound (tirzepatide) now has another major benefit: on Dec. 20, it became the first drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat obstructive sleep apnea.
Eli Lilly Gets FDA Approval for Zepbound for Certain Sleep Apnea Patients
Eli Lilly said the FDA approved Zepbound for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity, the first and only prescription medicine for those suffering from this condition.
Lilly's weight-loss treatment Zepbound becomes first FDA-approved drug for sleep apnea
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Eli Lilly's weight-loss treatment, Zepbound, for obstructive sleep apnea, making it the first drug greenlighted to directly treat patients with the common sleeping disorder.
The popular weight-loss drug Zepbound can now be used to treat sleep apnea
The FDA on Friday approved Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug Zepbound as a treatment for moderate-to-severe sleep apnea and obesity.
FDA approves Eli Lilly's weight loss drug Zepbound for sleep apnea, expanding use in U.S.
The agency’s decision expands the use of Zepbound and could potentially pave the way for Eli Lilly to gain broader insurance coverage for the treatment.
Eli Lilly’s obesity drug Zepbound approved to treat sleep apnea in U.S.
The FDA has cleared Eli Lilly’s obesity drug Zepbound as the first treatment for obstructive sleep apnea in the U.S.
FDA approves weight loss drug Zepbound for sleep apnea
Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, can now be used to treat obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity, the FDA said.
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FDA approves weight loss drug Zepbound to treat obstructive sleep apnea
The FDA said studies have shown that by aiding weight loss, Zepbound improves sleep apnea symptoms in some patients.
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