6 posts tagged ‘eli lilly’
Ozempic, Wellbutrin, and Hundreds of Other Drugs Just Got More Expensive
Gizmodo,
Another year, another round of inscrutable price increases for many prescription drugs. Over 700 medicines are seeing their list prices shoot up this January, according to an analysis by the organization 46brooklyn Research. The average price increase is slightly below the trend of recent years, but includes popular… Read more...
Wegovy, Ozempic Seem to Be Less Dangerous Than Feared, FDA Says
A popular class of weight loss and diabetes drugs looks to be safer than feared, at least so far. This week, the Food and Drug Administration announced it hasn’t found compelling evidence that Wegovy, Ozempic, and other GLP-1 drugs can cause suicidal thoughts or behaviors—a concern that first emerged last year. The… Read more...
Wegovy and Other New Weight Loss Drugs Actually Work—so What's Next?
Few prescription drugs have entered the public consciousness as abruptly as Ozempic and Wegovy have in recent years. Novo Nordisk’s brand-name medications have become as synonymous with weight loss as Viagra and Cialis are with erectile dysfunction. But while 2023 has made it clear that these and similar drugs really… Read more...
Latest Obesity Drug Really Does Keep the Weight Off—If You Keep Taking It
New research shows that tirzepatide, the latest FDA-approved obesity drug, really can help people lose substantial amounts of weight—but only if they continue taking it. The study found that people who stopped taking tirzepatide after 36 weeks regained much of their lost weight within a year, while those who continued… Read more...
What to Know About Zepbound
The Cut,
The diabetes drug Mounjaro has now been approved for weight loss.
Cholesterol-Lowering Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise in First Human Trial
New research seems to show the potential of a CRISPR-based gene therapy meant to neuter certain forms of cardiovascular disease. In the world’s first human trial of the therapy, people given the highest doses experienced significant and long-lasting reductions in their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). The… Read more...