FDA changes course over shortage of weight-loss drugs
Amid backlash, FDA changes course over shortage of weight-loss drugs
The FDA said Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drugs were no longer in shortage on Oct. 2, preventing pharmacies from making cheaper versions. After an outcry, it’s reconsidering.
Wegovy, other weight-loss drugs might help with alcoholism, opioid addiction
Weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro or Zepbound appear to help people battle alcoholism and opioid addiction, a new study finds.
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New weight loss drugs raise questions of access, costs
New, popular injectable weight loss drugs — GLP-1 drugs — are highly effective at reducing obesity and, probably, the health risks posed by obesity. Yet the drugs are so expensive that insurers are often choosing between two bad options: restricting access or raising consumer costs.
Weight-Loss Drugs Cut Drug and Alcohol Abuse, According to New Study
Drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic can cut drug and alcohol abuse by up to 50%, a study found, adding to mounting evidence that the drugs yield health benefits beyond diabetes and weight loss.
Weight loss drugs like Ozempic may help reduce overdose risks: Study
A study suggests that weight loss medications like Ozempic may help reduce the risk of overdose and alcohol intoxication in people with substance use disorders.
Weight loss drugs may help reduce drug and alcohol misuse: Research
Weight loss medications such as Ozempic may be able to cut drug and alcohol abuse in half, according to a new study from the scientific journal Addiction. The research, published Thursday, found
How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with food?
We are now in the era of weight-loss drugs. Decisions on how these drugs will be used look likely to shape our future health and even what our society might look like. And, as researchers are finding,
Weight-loss drugs could reduce risk of overdoses, new study says
A new study suggests that medications like Ozempic could help reduce the risk of overdose and alcohol intoxication in people with substance use disorders.
Weight loss drugs may help lower overdoses, alcoholism: Study
Researchers analyzed 1.3 million health records and found Ozempic, Mounjaro could lower rates of drug and alcohol overdoses.
Mexican Navy seizes record-breaking 18,300 lbs of drugs
Liam Payne likely got drugs from hotel employee before he died, indictment may follow: report
There appears to be evidence that a hotel employee sourced the drugs for Payne,” an insider, who asked to remain anonymous, ...
Liam Payne Likely Procured Drugs from a Hotel Employee Before Death, Indictment Could Follow: Source (Exclusive)
Before Liam Payne died at age 31 on Oct. 16 after falling multiple stories at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, ...
This 9-year-old's cancer was treatable. But the drugs were hard to find.
Abby had a 90% chance of beating the blood cancer if she followed a three-year treatment. There was just one problem. Start ...
Map Shows States Where Legalizing Drugs Is on the Ballot in November
Out of over 100 ballot measures across the country this November, six of them are in regard to legal drug use, from medical ...
Review compares clot-busting drugs for stroke patients
An off-label clot-busting drug appears to work slightly better in treating stroke patients than an approved medication, a new ...
Amy Klobuchar joins Lanon Baccam for fundraiser, conversation on prescription drugs
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar joined Lanon Baccam in Des Moines Friday for a fundraiser and roundtable discussion focused on ...
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New class of drugs target brain metabolism to treat Alzheimer’s patients
Recent research highlights the potential of targeting the brain’s metabolism to treat Alzheimer’s disease, a condition that ...
Drug Task Force finds over 100 g. of drugs, $1,200 in raid
The report said that one of the handguns had a loaded high-capacity drum magazine and a full-automatic conversion kit, which ...