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FDA crackdown on off-brand Ozempic products set to take effect, threatening supply and access for many
The supply of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss and diabetes treatment is expected to tighten this week with a federal deadline to ...
FDA halts sale of off-brand Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs
A federal deadline ending sale of off-brand weight-loss and diabetes medications is now in effect, cutting off access to ...
FDA cracking down on Ozempic copycats, potentially slimming options for consumers
The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on copycat versions of Ozempic — the brand name of semaglutide — and Zepbound — the brand name of tirzepatide, threatening a workaround that allowed ...
Blocked From Selling Off-Brand Ozempic, Telehealth Startups Embrace a Less Effective Drug
As the FDA halts the sale of Ozempic and Zepbound copycats, online clinics have begun offering liraglutide, an older GLP-1 ...
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Cheaper alternatives to Ozempic and Wegovy may disappear as FDA reconsiders compounded drug loophole
SHREVEPORT, La. - Many people are using cheaper versions of popular weight-loss shots like Ozempic and Wegovy.
Ozempic Knockoffs Survive Crackdown Thanks to Loophole
Providers of compounded obesity drugs are finding—for now—a new way into the booming market by tweaking formulations.
You need more than Ozempic to fight food addiction. Here’s how
In 'Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine,' former FDA Commissioner David A. Kessler offers a comprehensive guide to weight loss.
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Ozempic For Weight Loss: Is It Safe And What Do Experts Say?
Ozempic is an injectable semaglutide medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help manage type 2 diabetes and assist in blood sugar management, alongside lifestyle changes.
Junk food is addictive. Drugs like Ozempic treat addiction. But when will we tackle Big Food like we did Big Tobacco?
A former head of the US Food and Drug Administration cut his body fat in half using GLP-1 drugs. In his book, he compares the ...