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Wegovy, the version of diabetes drug Ozempic actually approved for weight loss, has a list price of $1,349 for a month’s supply. Why are patients turning to compounding pharmacies?
Demand is so high for semaglutide, a GLP-1 sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, that it almost immediately went into shortage after it was approved for weight control in 2021.
Ozempic is synonymous with weight loss for many people. Doctors explain benefits and risks of semaglutide and other GLP-1 drugs, and whether they're safe.
GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic have exploded over the past few years, thanks to data that show they can help people lose a significant amount of weight. But these medications aren’t perfect, and it ...
“Weight stigma still permeates many medical practices,” which can make it difficult to find a general doctor who will prescribe Ozempic to you, says Alexandra Sowa, MD, an internal medicine ...
The high price of Ozempic is pushing many to unregulated, copycat drugs for weight loss Berkeley Lovelace Jr. and Reynolds Lewis and Marina Kopf Updated March 19, 2023 at 9:45 AM
Prevention spoke with med spas and telehealth companies that are prescribing weight loss drugs with semaglutide to find out what’s in your injection.
Novo Nordisk markets semaglutide as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus. Eli Lilly markets tirzepatide as Mounjaro and Zepbound. Each company charges about $1,000 per monthly dose.