Weight loss drugs have 1 big issue
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.
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."
Lilly's weight-loss drug removed from FDA's shortage list
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration removed Eli Lilly's blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs from its shortage list late on Wednesday, likely piling pressure on firms selling cheaper versions known as compounded drugs.
Mounjaro, Zepbound shortage eases as supplies of weight loss drug rebound
Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug Zepbound and diabetes medication Mounjaro are no longer in short supply. That could limit cheaper copycat versions.
Popular weight-loss drugs prove more costly than metabolic and bariatric surgery within one year
The cost of taking weekly injections of popular anti-obesity medications liraglutide (Saxenda) or semaglutide (Wegovy) exceeds that of metabolic and bariatric surgery in less than a year, according to a recent analysis published in the journal Surgical Endoscopy.
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,
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.
Why Ozempic, Zepbound, and other weight-loss drug dupes carry risks
Poor purity can cause patients to experience fever, chills, nausea, skin irritation, infections and low blood pressure.
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