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Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro, cleared for type 2 diabetes and awaiting FDA approval for weight loss, targets both GLP-1 and a hormone called GIP, and has produced weight loss of 21 to 23%....
This article will discuss eight current Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved weight loss drugs on the market.
The FDA approved Zepbound (tirzepatide) injection for chronic weight management in adults with obesity or overweight with at least one weight-related condition, for use in addition to a...
The table below lists prescription drugs approved by the FDA for chronic weight management. The FDA has approved six of these drugs—orlistat (Xenical, Alli), phentermine-topiramate (Qsymia), naltrexone-bupropion (Contrave), liraglutide (Saxenda), semaglutide (Wegovy), and tirzepatide (Zepbound)—for long-term use.
For starters, Ozempic and Mounjaro are FDA-approved only to treat overweight and obese individuals with T2D. Wegovy and Zepbound are approved to treat obesity and weight in individuals...
Six weight-loss drugs have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for long-term use: Bupropion-naltrexone (Contrave) Liraglutide (Saxenda)
FDA approves Wegovy (semaglutide) injection for chronic weight management in adults with obesity or overweight with at least one weight-related condition.
These stimulants are controlled substances approved for short-term use in weight loss, usually only up to 12 weeks maximum. As with other weight loss treatments, these drugs should be used in conjunction with ongoing diet and exercise to maintain weight loss.
The FDA has approved Zepbound, an injectable weight loss drug from Eli Lilly that helped people lose up to 52 lbs in 16 months during clinical trials.
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an obesity drug from the company Eli Lilly that will be a direct competitor to the wildly popular Wegovy.