GLP-1 Stocks Aren't the Only Way to Benefit From the Weight Loss Drugs Boom
The future of the weight loss market might not revolve around GLP-1 drugs.
How Much Do Weight Loss Drugs Cost with and without Insurance?
Just like when you find a glitzy resort in your dream destination, your first question about weight loss drugs might be, how much is this going to set me back? Lucky for you, we’ve done our homework.
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.
Weight-loss drugs lower impulse to eat – and perhaps to exercise too
Popular weight-loss medications including Ozempic and Wegovy contain a drug that seems to decrease cravings for food and drugs – and now there’s evidence that it might make exercise less rewarding, to
WeightWatchers to offer compounded weight-loss drugs
WeightWatchers will begin selling compounded alternatives to certain weight-loss drugs that are experiencing shortages. Why it matters: Federal law allows companies to sell compounded versions of drugs that are on the FDA's shortages list — which has led to a surge of copycats to the newly popular class of GLP-1 injections.
Health plans at 1 in 5 large companies cover weight-loss drugs for employees
Only a fifth of large U.S. companies cover pricey GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound in their health insurance plans, a new survey shows.
Only about 1/5 of large companies cover drugs for weight loss
A survey of employers finds that only about a fifth of large companies cover drugs like Wegovy for weight loss. A majority of companies that do cover the medicines have requirements.
Drug makers can’t make knockoff weight-loss drugs anymore—and they’re mad
Compounding pharmacies are suing the Food and Drug Administration so they can keep making imitation versions of popular—and lucrative—tirzepatide drugs, namely knockoffs of Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for weight loss.
Popular Weight Loss Drugs To Become More Expensive As Shortage Ends
With the shortage over, compounding pharmacies are no longer allowed to produce the popular weight loss drugs.
Tapeworm pills for weight loss are being sold on the dark web as doctor recalls one patient’s horrifying story
She would have periods in time where she’d suddenly wake up in the middle of the day and she couldn’t remember anything from ...
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 ...
Washingtonians share how they afford pricey weight loss medications
Popular weight loss drugs are so pricey that many may shell out hundreds or even thousands of dollars on them. Some ...
Copycat weight loss drugs, Amazon's pharmacies, and CVS vs. Lina Khan: Pharma news roundup
If Medicare were to start covering popular weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Zepbound, it could increase federal spending ...
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Buyer beware: Off-brand Ozempic and other weight loss drugs carry hidden risks
A pharmacist warns that off-brand Ozempic, Zepbound, and other weight loss products carry undisclosed risks for consumers.
Most Americans who want to lose weight don’t want to take GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, new survey says
Men, Baby Boomers, and postgraduate degree-holders were among those most likely to say they wouldn’t choose medication over ...
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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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Are PBMs Putting Obesity Drugs on Formulary?
PBMs are putting weight loss drugs, including Wegovy and Zepbound, on their national formularies, but coverage by plans is ...