FDA shakes up weight loss market
FDA shakes up weight loss market as Mounjaro shortage ends
Federal regulators shook up the booming weight loss drug marketplace when they announced Mounjaro and Zepbound to be no longer in shortage after nearly two years. Pharmacies that sold unbranded copies of those drugs are mounting a coordinated effort to reverse this decision,
The end of a shortage of popular weight-loss drugs may mean many people lose access to them
Some patients fear that they’ll lose access to tirzepatide because the US Food and Drug Administration determined that a shortage of the brand-name drug has ended – which means compounding of the medicine must stop.
Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drug no longer in shortage, FDA says
The two-year shortage of Eli Lilly’s blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs is over, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
The FDA issued a warning about compounding pharmacies on weight-loss drugs
A surge of alternatives to newly popular weight-loss drugs is facing its biggest test yet after the FDA warned companies against skirting regulatory standards to put them on the market now that shortages are waning.
Knockoff weight loss drug sellers are fighting back against Eli Lilly and the FDA
Eli Lilly (LLY) is calling on companies that have been selling off-brand versions of its popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs during widespread shortages to halt production now that supplies are stabilizing.
In stark reversal, FDA to reconsider removal of Eli Lilly weight loss drug from shortage list
The FDA, in a stark reversal, on Friday said it would reconsider its decision to remove Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide from its shortage list.
FDA Reconsiders Sale of Compounded Diabetes and Weight Loss Drugs
The FDA has decided to reconsider its previous decision that barred drug compounders from selling their versions of Eli Lilly's weight loss and diabetes drugs. This comes after a lawsuit by the Outsourcing Facilities Association.
Ozempic and prescription weight loss drugs: How they work, what they cost, side effects, and everything to know
A highly effective class of weight loss drug has taken the world by storm, as medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound become household names. These drugs, originally meant to treat diabetes, have become widely known for their slimming side effects.
Drug makers can’t make knockoff weight-loss drugs anymore—and they’re mad
With the resolution, compounding pharmacies are no longer able to produce tirzepatide. And the FDA highlighted the point to the drug makers, writing in bold that the agency "reminds compounders of the legal restrictions on making copies of FDA-approved drugs."
US FDA to reconsider decision barring compounded versions of Lilly weight loss drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday agreed to reconsider a decision it made last month to bar drug compounders from selling their own versions of Eli Lilly's blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs.
FDA to review removal of Eli Lilly weight loss drug from shortage list
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to reconsider its decision to remove tirzepatide, the active ingredient of Eli Lilly's (NYSE:LLY) diabetes therapy Mounjaro and weight loss therapy Zepbound,
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As Eli Lilly, compounders battle over weight loss drugs, patients are caught in the middle
There’s a war brewing over blockbuster weight loss medications — and patients are now getting caught in the crossfire.
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