Popular weight-loss drugs triggers muscle loss: Lancet study finds
A Lancet study suggests that popular weight-loss drugs could lead to muscle loss. Researchers recommend combining these medications with proper nutrition and exercise.
How weight loss drugs took over Instagram
In one hand, a slender young woman holds up a bottle of clear liquid. The words “Skinny” and “GLP-1” — a new class of weight loss drugs — are visible on the label. In the other hand, she raises up a pipette filled with the liquid, as if to drop it in her open mouth. “Lose up to 15% of your body weight,” reads the caption on the Instagram post.
New FDA Warning Added to Popular Weight Loss Drugs
Nov. 6, 2024 – The FDA has updated the labels for all GLP-1 weight loss drugs with a warning about pulmonary aspiration during general anesthesia or deep sedation. The affected drugs are liraglutide (Saxenda, Victoza), semaglutide (Ozempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy), and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound).
FDA adds new warning to weight loss drugs including Wegovy
The FDA is warning that patients taking GLP-1s may be at a higher risk of inhaling fluid into their lungs while under anesthesia.
Zealand’s Weight-Loss Drug Has Minimal Side Effects in Study
Zealand Pharma A/S said moderate doses of its experimental weight-loss drug helped patients pare pounds with less nausea than some other next-generation contenders in the growing market for obesity drugs.
FDA approves a new weight loss drug, Zepbound from Eli Lilly
The medication, tirzepatide, was previously approved as Mounjaro for diabetes and will now be marketed as Zepbound for weight loss.
FDA adds new warning to popular weight loss drugs
The Food and Drug Administration has updated labels for popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
Weight loss meds help stroke survivors prevent stroke recurrence, death
The weight-loss drug Ozempic can help reduce stroke patients' risk of a heart attack or death, a new study says.
Weight loss drugs can save lives in Maryland | GUEST COMMENTARY
Maryland’s policymakers should expand Medicaid coverage to include weight loss medications, writes Michelle Rogers.
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