Lost and found: Life after Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs was just the start for these four people
Research shows that 1 in 8 adults in the US has used one of the popular GLP-1 medications, most of them trying to manage chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease and others to help them lose weight.
New FDA Warning Added to Popular Weight Loss Drugs
Nov. 6, 2024 – The FDA has updated the labels for all GLP-1 weight loss drugs with a warning about pulmonary aspiration during general anesthesia or deep sedation. The affected drugs are liraglutide (Saxenda, Victoza), semaglutide (Ozempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy), and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound).
In general, when a person prepares for a surgery, the guidance is to fast before going under anesthesia–but for patients, on GLP-1’s there may still be ...
Over the past year, the question has been coming in from everywhere – from my patients and family members, from colleagues ...
Ozempic, Wegovy and other GLP-1 drugs have been shown to curb alcoholism, a new study suggests. Researchers explain why diabetes and weight loss drugs work better than alcohol medications.
GLP-1 drug shortages, driven by cosmetic and weight loss purposes, result in access disparities among individuals with ...
In addition to ensuring equitable access to the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, the medical community ...
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a major public health concern, with opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder ...
As the FDA issues a new warning about aspiration across all GLP-1 weight loss drugs, doctor groups are giving new ...
Today it is happening again with GLP1 agonists like Semaglutide with the brand names of Wegovy, Ozempic, and Rybelsus and similar drugs like Moujaro and Zepbound. And just like all the other ...
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GLP-1 Drugs Could Help People With Alcohol Use DisorderSome GLP-1 receptor agonists may hold promise as treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD), a Swedish observational study ...
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