The FDA has issued a warning about counterfeit Ozempic medications, sharing the lot numbers and serial numbers of products that should not be used, sold or distributed.

Federal officials recently selected 15 medicines — including several revolutionary weight-loss injections, four cancer therapies and a pill that treats bipolar disorder — for Medicare’s drug price ...

In this retrospective cohort study, tirzepatide dispensations were found to have increased significantly following approval ...

Novo Nordisk has become aware of several hundred units of Ozempic® (semaglutide) injection 1 mg distributed outside the Novo Nordisk authorized supply chain in the US. The US Food and Drug ...

About half of Americans "strongly" or "somewhat" favor having Medicare and Medicaid cover weight-loss drugs for people who ...

Prior to Friday's decision, the Obesity Action Coalition along with 80 other organizations sent a letter to HHS Secretary ...

Medicare Advantage updates while halting proposed anti-obesity drug coverage, impacting millions of potential beneficiaries.

India’s obesity crisis fuels a $2.6 bn drug race as pharma firms rush to launch affordable semaglutide generics, aiming to ...

Due to current legislation, Medicare Part D or C plans may only cover Zepbound for obstructive sleep apnea. However, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may expand weight loss medication ...

An analysis of differential coding patterns between Medicare Advantage (MA) and Traditional Medicare (TM) plans estimated how much coding differs between insurers and how much extra revenue insurers ...

Semaglutide brand names include Ozempic ... dairy desserts and sauces may slightly increase a person's risk of type 2 ...

This decision is a blow for Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, who had both previously endorsed the proposed expansion.