Share on PinterestSemaglutide is the active ingredient in both Ozempic and Wegovy, yet only one of the two prescription drugs currently lists mental health side effects on its label. Cavan Images/Getty Images Ozempic does not list anxiety, depression or suicidal thoughts on its label, but Wegovy’s label does. The active ingredient in both Ozempic and … Read more
Updated October 11, 2023, 03:29 pm EDT Top line A new survey shows more employers could cover popular diabetes and weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy by 2024, allowing workers to avoid out-of-pocket costs overpaying, a new survey finds, although the high cost of these drugs has caused other workplaces to stop covering them … Read more
Wegovy injection pen Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Executives at a health care conference debated whether employers should pay for workers’ diet pills. A Blackstone executive warns that the expensive GLP-1 drug could put some employers out of business. Panelists agreed that companies providing drugs should do so as part of a broader … Read more
[1/2]A 0.25 mg injection pen of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight loss drug is shown in this illustration in Oslo, Norway, September 1, 2023. REUTERS/Victoria Klesty/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 12 (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO) on Thursday warned of a rise in counterfeit versions of weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes drug Ozempic being … Read more
Weight loss pills have become popular over the past few years. People even use a drug like Ozempic, even though it is only approved for diabetes, simply because it helps them lose weight. In just the last three months of 2022, there were more than 9 million weight loss prescriptions issued in the US. In … Read more