A new generation of FDA-approved diabetes drugs that can also help patients lose weight is prompting demand so strong that it's led to shortages.
A new generation of FDA-approved diabetes drugs that can also help patients lose weight is prompting demand so strong that it's led to shortages.At least 1 in 3 American adults meets the definition of obese, which can bring an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers,What they're saying:
"We now have a breakthrough class of drugs that can achieve profound weight loss equivalent to bariatric surgery," Eric Topol, executive vice president of Scripps ResearchThere are a handful of drugs that have come on the market in recent years that have far outpaced previous generations of weight loss drugs in effectiveness.
These include semaglutide, which is sold by Novo Nordisk under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, as well as liraglutide, also sold by Novo. There's also a drug known as tirzepatide, sold by Eli Lilly under the brand name Mounjaro.
There are also more drugs in the pipeline. Last week, Amgen reported promising results from an early-stage clincial trial of yet anotherBut insurers have resisted paying for weight-loss drugs — for example, balking at Wegovy's $1,300-a-month cost. The presumption is obesity is behavioral, despite evidence it can be linked to hormonal factors and insulin resistance, per
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