December 4, 2023
A 0.25 mg injection pen of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy is shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, August 31, 2023. Victoria Klesty | Reuters Novo Nordisk on Thursday said it sued two compounding pharmacies in Florida for allegedly selling impure and “potentially unsafe” drugs claiming to contain semaglutide, the active ingredient in
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A pharmacist displays a box of Mounjaro, a tirzepatide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes and made by Lilly at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, May 29, 2023. George Frey | Reuters The blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro is more effective for weight loss than another highly popular treatment, Ozempic, in overweight or
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Sharon Osbourne says her husband Ozzy Osbourne is concerned about her weight loss from taking Ozempic. While appearing on “Good Morning Britain” on Friday, Sharon, 71, revealed that the “Straight to Hell” rockstar, 74, “doesn’t like” her thinner physique and is alarmed over the potential side effects of the drug. “He’s scared that something is
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Months after acknowledging she’d used Ozempic for weight loss, Sharon Osbourne fears she’s become “too gaunt.” Speaking to the Daily Mail, the television personality and wife of rock singer Ozzy Osbourne confirmed she now weighs less than 100 pounds, noting: “I can’t afford to lose any more.” “I’m too gaunt and I can’t put any
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Since July, state health plan members seeking drugs like Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss must first take part in a clinical lifestyle management program called Flyte, which offers online tools for weight management. Participants can meet with providers and receive personalized care plans. Those providers might prescribe one of the medications, which
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Australian hospitals are witnessing a worrying number of emergencies related to Ozempic overdoses. The Victorian Poisons Information Centre has received 82 related calls within two years, with the primary reason for calls (74 per cent) due to medication administration errors. Meanwhile, data from the NSW Poisons Information Centre, first reported by The Guardian, points to
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A heartbroken husband has issued a horrifying warning after his wife tragically died just months into her weight loss journey. Roy Webster explained this his wife Trish was keen to lose a few kilograms before their daughter’s upcoming wedding but grew frustrated when traditional methods did not work. Despite going on diets and visiting the
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An Ozempic injection pen is seen on a kitchen table in Riga, Latvia, on Aug. 6, 2023. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Novo Nordisk on Friday raised its outlook for its full-year sales and operating profit due to soaring demand for its blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic. The revised
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Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has entered a new chapter in its 100-year history — thanks to its newfound success with two products: Ozempic and Wegovy. The drugs are once-weekly injectables of a medication called semaglutide, prescribed for Type 2 diabetes and weight loss. Their skyrocketing popularity has boosted Novo Nordisk to new heights. Novo Nordisk’s
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Popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic could increase the risk of stomach paralysis as well as several other serious gastrointestinal conditions, according to a study published Thursday in JAMA. This was the first large epidemiological (disease-related) study to examine these adverse effects in non-diabetic patients using the drugs specifically for weight loss, per
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