Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmDMedically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved seven medications for weight loss and management.

High demand for weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy has led to a shortage in manufacturing. In the ...

since the medicines are not always covered by insurance even for FDA approved indications, folks are turning to other solutions." Another 15 percent said they would use weight-loss drugs without a ...

Pharmacist Mark Mikhael has lost 50 pounds over the past 12 months. He no longer has diabetes and finds himself “at my ideal ...

Many people are doing an end-run around their doctor's office, reaching out to potentially unreliable sources that promise to ...

Since 2018, the FDA’s system has recorded 62,000 reactions to weight loss drugs like Ozempic. The bulk of these reactions were recorded in the past two years following the explosion in ...

However, 2.4 milligrams is the dose of semaglutide in the FDA-approved weight loss drug Wegovy. “Ozempic is FDA approved for the treatment of diabetes only. It is not a weight loss medication, ...

There are seven FDA-approved weight loss medications currently available. These medications are safe and effective and have minimal side effects.

Like millions of others, Mikhael credits the new class of weight loss ... of its drugs, said Brianna Kelley, a spokesperson for the company, and urges doctors to avoid them. The FDA, too, has ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved seven medications for weight loss and management. These medications typically help you control your appetite or help your body respond to ...