Intuitively, it would seem that GLP-1 use for obesity would reduce overall medical costs despite the increase in drug ...

Ozempic is a drug for diabetes, but it's also being used off-label for weight loss. Its active ingredient has inspired a new ...

In Michigan, the state’s largest insurer has tightened restrictions around medications like Wegovy. Patients are panicking.

Ozempic and Wegovy, made by Novo, are on track to become the world’s top-selling drugs by 2025. Yet in 2024, ‘Wegovy Wednesday’ had already become one of the biggest weight-loss trends to sweep the ...

"Beyond weight loss, Wegovy has shown cardiovascular benefits ... "Wegovy costs approximately $1,349 per month," says Dr. Emch. According to Eli Lilly, Zepbound costs $1,060 per month without ...

The rise and rise of weight-loss drugs hit a crescendo in 2023 Doctors were liberally prescribing Ozempic off-label for ...

Lilly officials said 31% of people taking Zepbound lost at least 25% of their body weight compared to 16% of study participants who took Wegovy. Experts note that weight loss drugs can only be ...

Adults who take Zepbound lose more weight than those who take competitor weight loss drug Wegovy, according to new clinical trial results. Zepound manufacturer Eli Lilly released results from ...

Obesity is more than a cosmetic concern. It’s a chronic disease that can be treated with drugs like semaglutide (Wegovy) and ...

While both medications showed a significant weight loss benefit, after 72 weeks on treatment, people treated with Zepbound lost 20% of their body weight, compared to people on Wegovy who lost just ...

On its way out the door, the Biden administration is proposing that Medicare and Medicaid cover Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs ...