A popular class of weight loss drugs may offer more lasting success than assumed, new data from Epic Research suggests. The study of medical records found that a slight majority of people who took GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide either maintained or improved their weight loss in the year after they stopped using the medication. More … Read more
Data from poison control centers from around the country show a large increase in calls in connection with a weight-loss and diabetes drug. America’s Poison Centers reports around 3,000 calls in relation to semaglutide — an anti-diabetic medication — between January and November of this year, according to CNN. That is a rise of over … Read more
At least three Americans have been reported hospitalized after using suspected counterfeits of semaglutide drugs, which include Novo Nordisk’s diabetes medication Ozempic, according to records released by the Food and Drug Administration. Ozempic and Wegovy, another semaglutide medication from Novo Nordisk, have been in short supply for months amid booming sales for their use in … Read more
The label for the diabetes drug Ozempic — which has become popular for weight loss — now acknowledges reports of blocked intestines following use of the medication. The change comes after the Food and Drug Administration greenlighted a series of updates from drugmaker Novo Nordisk for its product. Ozempic now joins other products in this … Read more
What do you do when you’ve tried exercising, dieting and other lifestyle changes, but nothing’s working? Medications, like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy, might be the answer. According to some patients, the weekly injections are delivering results for patients who have been struggling to shed pounds. Semaglutides were approved by the Food and Drug Administration for weight … Read more