Florida woman accused of selling weight-loss lollipops without medical license
According to the arrest documents, two of the drugs found in the lollipops are the active ingredients of popular weight-loss medications Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound.
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According to the arrest documents, two of the drugs found in the lollipops are the active ingredients of popular weight-loss medications Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound.
The agency first declared a shortage of semaglutide, the main ingredient used to make Ozempic and Wegovy, in 2022.
CBS News Miami investigated the financial hurdles surrounding these medications and explores alternatives that may offer a more affordable path to weight loss.
This may be the first Thanksgiving for millions of Americans who are on GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic, Zepbound or Wegovy.
Millions of Americans would be eligible to have popular drugs used for weight loss like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare and Medicaid under a rule the Biden administration has proposed.
Record demand for Ozempic, Wegovy and other weight loss drugs is fueling a surge of dangerous knockoffs.
High demand for weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy has led to a shortage in manufacturing. In the meantime, a market for cheaper, compounded drugs thrives.
Novo Nordisk and Lilly can't keep up with demand for their weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. But they object to specialty pharmacies making their own cheaper versions to fill the gap — providing as much as 30% of those drugs sold in the U.S.
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A joint investigation by Digital Citizens Alliance and Coalition for a Safer Web found dozens of TikTok profiles offering to ship weight loss drugs for lower prices and without a prescription. In nearly every situation, it was a scam.
Members of the warehouse club can now sign up for a service that offers access to drugs like Ozempic.
Medications to treat diabetes are now being prescribed for weight loss.
Medications to treat diabetes are now being prescribed for weight loss.
GLP-1 class medications reduce cardiovascular risk and treat diabetes. But they also allow people to lose an average of 10-20 percent of their body weight in the first year. What does that mean for the overweight or obese?
The FDA and drugmaker Novo Nordisk are working to identify thousands of counterfeit Ozempic drugs seized in an ongoing investigation.
WeightWatchers program aims to help members maintain healthy habits while taking anti-obesity drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
The medication, tirzepatide, was previously approved as Mounjaro for diabetes and will now be marketed as Zepbound for weight loss.
While Ozempic's interaction with the reward centers in our brain could help explain this, Dr. Tamika Henry, founder of Unlimited Health Institute, says more studies are needed.
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