Their investigation raised serious concerns about the increased risk of gastrointestinal injuries and questioned whether drug manufacturers had adequately disclosed risks to patients and healthcare providers
Authors Kushner & colleagues shook the landscape of pharmacological weight loss with their findingsover one third of the 1,961 participants lost more than 20% of their body weight after 68 weeks
Brand-name GLP-1 prices: Wegovy: $299 first month (new patients), then $499/month without insurance
GLP-1 drugs in the study included semaglutide, sold by Novo Nordisk as Wegovy and Ozempic
Women of childbearing potential should use effective contraception while taking tirzepatide
Some companies are only looking to make the semaglutide peptide, which is the active ingredient, but more established players are planning to manufacture as well as market the drug. Among the companies planning to tap into the Indian market next year is Lupin, a well-known Indian generic-drug maker