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Patients scramble as cheaper obesity drug alternatives disappear

Cheaper alternatives to weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are becoming unavailable, leading some patients to seek compounded versions at pharmacies and telehealth companies.
The FDA has announced that restrictions on compounded versions of tirzepatide and semaglutide will take effect on April 22 and May 22, respectively, impacting many Americans.
A federal judge denied the request to challenge the FDA's restrictions, stating that compounded drugs lack FDA approval for safety and effectiveness.
Patients across the U.S. Express concern about losing access to affordable medication, with one stating, 'If I don’t have this medicine available to me, I will 100% gain weight.

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South China Morning Post

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How weight-loss drugs are reducing snacking and lowering grocery bills

People are buying healthier snacks and household food bills are dropping as GLP-1 weight-loss drugs alter eating habits.

17 days ago·Hong Kong

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Retatrutide Drops: Weight Loss Without the Side Effects or Needles? * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Noah

For millions of Americans, drugs like Ozempic have been a lifesaver. For many of those same Americans, however, the side-effects of the once-a-week dosage have been debilitating. Even The New York Times recently ran an article on people choosing to “micro-dose” Ozempic to avoid the worst of the side effects: Erica Liebman wanted to lose weight, but she was nervous to try a drug like Ozempic. Ms. Liebman, a psychologist in Philadelphia, had hear…

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miamiindependent.com

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WEIGHT LOSS WITHOUT THE SIDE EFFECTS OR NEEDLES? - Miami Independent

Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Truth Social, Gettr, Twitter, Youtube For millions of Americans, drugs like Ozempic have been a lifesaver. For many of those same Americans, however, the side-effects of the once-a-week dosage have been debilitating. Even The New York Times recently ran an article on people choosing to “micro-dose” Ozempic to avoid the worst of the side effects: Erica Liebman wanted to lose weight, but she was…

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STAT

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Tapping the potential of GLP-1 drugs requires integrated care and overcoming inequities, executives say

At STAT's Breakthrough Summit East, the CEOs of Ro and Included Health said the the U.S. health care system poses obstacles to maximizing that potential.

18 days ago·Boston, United States

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Patients scramble as cheaper obesity drug alternatives disappear

When Christina and Jackson Agar used to get a pizza, they’d polish it off the same night. Things are different now that they’re both taking an obesity drug.“We recently ordered a pizza and we ate some of it the first night and then the next day we had maybe a little bit more,” says Christina. “And then we ended up throwing the pizza away because it had gone past the days that you could eat it. And it was so strange because we have never done tha…

19 days ago·Portland, United States

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