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3 weeks, 1 day ago

FDA says knockoff versions of Lilly obesity drug must come off the market

WASHINGTON — Specialty pharmacies and online companies that have been selling off-brand copies of two blockbuster drugs for obesity and diabetes will need to phase out their versions next year under a federal decision issued Thursday. With demand for GLP-1 drugs booming, compounding pharmacies and telehealth companies like Hims and Ro have jumped into the market, selling cheaper versions online. …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Cheaper alternatives to Ozempic are flooding the weight-loss market. Are they safe?

LA Times

As weight-loss hopefuls struggle to get name-brand Ozempic, many are turning to a booming, less regulated secondary market for compounded versions of the blockbuster drug. “We urge patients to be vigilant,” said a spokesperson for the FDA, which has issued several alerts and letters recently about concerns related to compounded semaglutide. — Food and Drug Administration The agency has issued …

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5 months ago

Eli Lilly is gaining on Novo Nordisk in the obesity race

Live Mint

The two companies’ divergent earnings reports this week showed that Indianapolis-based Lilly is moving faster than its Denmark-headquartered counterpart in the race to win the GLP-1 war. Less than a year after approval, Eli Lilly’s weekly prescription volume of Zepbound is about where Novo was with Wegovy volume more than two years in, according to JPMorgan data. And while all …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Government bans replicas of weight loss drug Ozempic, as vision of raid on filthy lab released

ABC

In short: The federal government will ban all compounding pharmacists from making replica Ozempic after a Four Corners investigation revealed it was being illegally manufactured in Australia and exported overseas. The federal government will ban all compounding pharmacists from making replica Ozempic after a Four Corners investigation revealed it was being illegally manufactured in Australia and exported overseas. The federal …

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11 months ago

Weight loss, diabetes drugs propel Eli Lilly to largely better-than-expected forecast for 2024

Associated Press

Eli Lilly rode soaring demand for diabetes and weight-loss treatments to a better-than-expected finish in 2023, and the drugmaker expects momentum to carry into the new year. Lilly said on Tuesday that revenue could climb as much as 22% this year, as star sellers like the diabetes drug Mounjaro and its new weight-loss counterpart, Zepbound, gain market share. Zepbound, a …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

Woman will suffer diarrhea FOREVER after Ozempic caused horror bowel injury - and weight loss drug made another vomit until her teeth fell out, claim dozens of lawsuits saying maker failed to warn of

Daily Mail

A woman who will suffer diarrhea for the rest of her life after using Ozempic is among dozens of patients who are suing the maker of the blockbuster weight loss drug over claims it left them with crippling stomach paralysis, a DailyMail.com investigation reveals. Brea Hand, 23, told DailyMail.com she required five hospital visits before doctors diagnosed her with gastroparesis …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Diabetes drug Mounjaro already in short supply months after launching in Australia

ABC

A new diabetes medication being prescribed off-label for weight loss is already experiencing shortages, just weeks after becoming available in Australia. Key points: Despite only being released into the Australian market a few months ago, Mounjaro is in short supply It has been approved by the TGA as a diabetes treatment but is being prescribed "off-label" for weight loss The …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Zepbound? Ozempic? Here’s why new drugs have those wild-sounding names.

Slate

This week, the world simultaneously got yet another weight-loss drug and a reason to wonder why pharmaceuticals have the names they have. Both had to get approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion, which is focused, among other things, on making sure that drug names aren’t excessively promotional. We might be researching—you know, if …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Eli Lilly's Zepbound: Here's what to know about new obesity drug approved by FDA

Hindustan Times

A new drug for obesity falling in the same medication class as Ozempic and Wegovy has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Zepbound, a new version of the company's popular diabetes treatment Mounjaro can be sold as a weight-loss drug, U.S. regulators announced Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. The active ingredient in Eli Lilly's new drug, which can …

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1 year, 6 months ago

When will Ozempic pills be available and where? How much will weight loss drug cost?