A telehealth company partnered with a pharmacy that lacked a required license, raising doubts about the safety and efficacy ...

Eli Lilly has launched new single-dose 2.5mg and 5.0mg vials of its obesity drug Zepbound ... a head-to-head contest with the latter's Wegovy (semaglutide) brand. Both companies have been ...

Weight Loss by Hers offers access to oral medication kits, which are daily oral pills, or compounded semaglutide, which is a weekly injection and a vial with ... Its all-in transparent pricing ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Semaglutide — the active ingredient in the brand-name meds Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus — treats type 2 diabetes and obesity ...

Unopened compounded semaglutide lasts in the fridge until the expiration date shown on the vial. But after it’s opened, compounded semaglutide only lasts in the fridge for 28 days. If you haven ...

Semaglutide could help people drink less alcohol. Semaglutide, a medication widely used for diabetes and weight loss, may offer another unexpected benefit -- it could help people drink less ...

issued an alert warning doctors and patients about dosing errors involving compounded semaglutide injectable products that were dispensed in multiple-dose vials. The health regulator said it had ...

You should inject semaglutide subcutaneously, that is, just under the surface of your skin. You can rotate injections between your stomach, upper arm, and thigh. Semaglutide is a prescription type ...

The blockbuster drug semaglutide, better known as Ozempic for diabetes and Wegovy for obesity, could also help people cut down on their alcohol intake, according to new research led by Christian ...

Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist that was originally approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Current ...

Let's take a closer look at each of these medications. Wegovy is a GLP-1 agonist containing semaglutide, the same active ingredient as Ozempic. While both medications share this ingredient ...