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Weight Loss Drug May Help With Addiction Too
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New weight loss drugs raise questions of access, costs
New, popular injectable weight loss drugs — GLP-1 drugs — are highly effective at reducing obesity and, probably, the health risks posed by obesity. Yet the drugs are so expensive that insurers are often choosing between two bad options: restricting access or raising consumer costs.
Are Compounded Weight Loss Drugs on Their Way Out?
The FDA is weighing a decision that could stop compounding pharmacies from legally making cheaper versions of Mounjaro and Zepbound.
Offering Wegovy and other weight loss drugs on Medicare could cost $35 billion
Allowing Medicare to cover popular weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Zepbound could increase federal spending by billions of dollars, according to a new report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
What the End of a Tirzepatide Shortage Would Mean for Access to Compounded Weight Loss Drugs
In response to a lawsuit, the FDA has said that it will reevaluate its previous decision to remove tirzepatide from its shortage list. Here's what taking the drug of the list could mean for people taking tirzepatide or its compounded versions.
Wegovy, other weight-loss drugs might help with alcoholism, opioid addiction
Weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro or Zepbound appear to help people battle alcoholism and opioid addiction, a new study finds.
Your employer may start covering weight-loss drugs soon
Still, more than a quarter of employers are considering adding coverage for GLP-1 drugs for weight loss in 2025 or 2026, according to a national survey conducted this year by Mercer, a human resources consulting firm.
Companies are more willing to consider covering weight-loss drugs
That’s according to a new Employer Health Benefits Survey from KFF (formerly the Kaiser Family Foundation). But while a growing number say they’re open to covering GLP-1 drugs, they’re still in the minority. Some 62% of the firms surveyed said they are “not likely” to begin coverage in the coming year.
Can Weight Loss Drugs Also Treat Addiction?
GLP-1 receptor agonists and similar drugs may protect people with opioid or alcohol use disorder from opioid overdose and alcohol intoxication, a large real-world study suggested.
Can Ozempic help drug addicts, too? A mega new study suggests it might.
Weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro could be used to treat drug and alcohol addiction in the future — according to the first large-scale study — but more research is needed.
Weight-Loss Drugs Cut Drug and Alcohol Abuse, According to New Study
Drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic can cut drug and alcohol abuse by up to 50%, a study found, adding to mounting evidence that the drugs yield health benefits beyond diabetes and weight loss.
Ozempic: Weight Loss Drug May Help With Addiction Too
These medications have been associated with a 40 percent reduction in opioid overdose and 50 percent lower rate of alcohol intoxication.
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JENNI MURRAY: New weight-loss drug has transformed my life in a very surprising way
I have a surprising reason why: five weeks ago I started taking a
new
weight-loss
... You can now get a
prescription
for one similar
drug
, Wegovy, on the NHS for
weight loss
if you meet very ...
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Popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic could treat opioid overdose and alcohol intoxication
A new study found a link between new popular GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonists and a reduced rate of overdose or intoxication in ...
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Health plans at 1 in 5 large companies cover weight-loss drugs for employees
When it comes to coverage for the pricey GLP-1
weight-loss
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Wegovy and Zepbound, only a fifth of large U.S.
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