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UK's Plan: Give
the Unemployed
Weight-Loss Drugs

Oct 17, 2024 7:10 PM CDT

UK's Plan: Give the Unemployed Weight-Loss Drugs

Major study of injection will track 'changes in participants' employment status'

(Newser) - The British government believes weight-loss drugs could play a role in its push to reduce the number of long-term unemployed people. The government says a $365 million investment from Eli Lilly will include a "major real-world study" on the effectiveness of tirzepatide, also known as Mounjaro, reports Reuters . The...

Here's How to
Spot Fake Ozempic

Jun 21, 2024 4:05 PM CDT

Here's How to Spot Fake Ozempic

WHO warns of counterfeit drugs hitting the US market

(Newser) - The World Health Organization has issued a global alert about counterfeit batches of Ozempic turning up in the US and abroad. Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, treats type 2 diabetes by helping control blood sugar levels, but it also makes people feel full with less food, making it a...

It's Forecast to Be Bestselling
Drug Ever. Now, a Big Caveat

It's Forecast to Be Bestselling Drug Ever. Now, a Big Caveat

Study results show patients who went off Zepbound for a year regained half of weight lost

(Newser) - The full results from Eli Lilly's study of its newly approved weight-loss drug Zepbound serve as a splash of cold water in the face of those who believed a few dozen weekly injections would cause pounds to melt off and stay off. The FDA approved Zepbound, with the active...

It's the 'Most Efficacious Drug
Ever Approved for Obesity'

Nov 8, 2023 1:25 PM CST

It's the 'Most Efficacious Drug Ever Approved for Obesity'

FDA approves Zepbound, new version of diabetes drug Mounjaro

(Newser) - A new version of the popular diabetes treatment Mounjaro can be sold as a weight-loss drug, US regulators announced Wednesday. NBC News reports the FDA approved Eli Lilly's Zepbound, or tirzepatide, a drug that helped dieters lose 22.5% of their body weight (or 52 pounds) in its phase...

Diabetes Drug Helped Dieters Lose Quarter of Body Weight

This Drug Is Like a 'Medical
Gastric Bypass' for Weight Loss

This Drug Is Like a 'Medical Gastric Bypass' for Weight Loss

Experts say Eli Lilly diabetes drug Mounjaro, aka tirzepatide, holds potential for treating obesity

(Newser) - The medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter of their body weight, or about 60 pounds on average, when combined with intensive diet and exercise, a new study shows. By comparison, a group of people who also dieted...