Economy News Why Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Are A Game Changer For The Global Economy

The Download: the mysteries surrounding weight-loss drugs, and the economic effects of AI

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Weight loss drugs go from niche to mainstream

New pricing deals and aggressive marketing are transforming expensive GLP-1 weight-loss drugs into mainstream treatments and creating the next mega-market for the pharmaceutical industry. Why it ... Read More

More Americans use weight loss drugs like Ozempic than live in Texas

Weight loss drugs have skyrocketed in prevalence in recent years, according to a new KFF poll on GLP-1 drugs and drug prices. Nearly 13% of adults say they take a GLP-1 such as Ozempic or Wegovy to ... Read More

Ozempic 2.0? What we know about future of weight loss pills

Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have announced they are working on new oral drugs that can be used for type-2 diabetes and weight loss. Read More

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic deliver huge weight loss but new research reveals a hidden catch

GLP-1 drugs like tirzepatide and semaglutide offer powerful weight-loss effects but come with unanswered questions about long-term safety, side effects, and global accessibility. Researchers stress ... Read More

Ozempic’s Latest Weight Loss Competition Is Like Nothing We’ve Seen Before

The race to develop the next generation of weight loss drugs has taken an interesting new turn. In recent research, Eli Lilly’s experimental treatment eloralintide helped people lose a substantial ... Read More

Experts sound alarm as weight-loss shortcut could put Americans at risk

As demand for GLP-1 medications continues to skyrocket for weight loss and diabetes, more Americans are skipping pharmacies and turning to unregulated sellers as a way to avoid high prices, insurance ... Read More

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic may also curb drug and alcohol addiction

GLP-1 drugs, originally developed for diabetes and obesity, may also curb addictive behaviors by acting on reward circuits in the brain. Early trials show reductions in alcohol intake, opioid seeking, ... Read More

The Ozempic Effect: How Weight-Loss Drugs Are Rewriting the Rules of Dining Out

Restaurants across the U.S. are rethinking portion sizes and menus as the popularity of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy leads diners to eat and drink less. Operators such as Clinton Hall and ... Read More

Costco now sells Ozempic and Wegovy at its pharmacies

Costco customers can now buy Ozempic and Wegovy at the discount chain's drugstores. Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical firm that makes the weight-loss drugs, announced Friday that Ozempic and ... Read More

A New Study Found That Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Could Lower Your Heart Attack Risk

A new University College London study featuring 17,604 participants age 45 and up discovered that semaglutide -- a GLP-1 agonist found in weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy -- decreases the ... Read More

Costco is selling weight-loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy at discounted prices

Costco now is selling Ozempic and Wegovy at discounted prices, a move that expands access to the popular weight-loss drugs. Costco members with prescriptions can purchase the drugs out-of-pocket for ... Read More