The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved both Ozempic and Wegovy (semaglutide) to lower blood sugar, improve heart health, and support weight loss. Some differences set Ozempic and ...

Ozempic (semaglutide) and Wegovy (semaglutide) are brand-name injections. Ozempic is approved for type 2 diabetes, but doctors may sometimes prescribe it off-label for weight loss and management.

Surging demand for Novo's Ozempic, chemically known as semaglutide, has given rise to concerns about unregulated, compounded and counterfeit medicines. Its weight-loss drug Wegovy also has the ...

The Food and Drug Administration wants bulk production of the copycats to stop—starting Wednesday for pharmacy-prepared versions of Zepbound and later in the spring for knockoffs of Ozempic and ...

Semaglutide is available as Wegovy and Ozempic injections, and also as Rybelsus tablets. The study's findings indicate a potential link between these medications and a lower risk of dementia.

There are different GLP-1 molecules. But emerging data suggest semaglutide, the active compound in Ozempic and Wegovy, can lead to the same substantial drops in body mass index and health problems ...

The use of weight loss treatments like Ozempic and Wegovy has skyrocketed in the Western world. But as more people turn to these treatments, which mimic the appetite-suppressing hormone GLP-1 ...

States increasingly struggling to cover the rising cost of popular GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound are searching for ways to get out from under the budgetary squeeze that took them ...

Obesity and diabetes drugs, particularly semaglutides like Wegovy and Ozempic, may reduce a person’s risk of dementia, a new study suggests. Researchers found these medications show promise in ...

Surging demand for Novo's Ozempic, chemically known as semaglutide, has given rise to concerns about unregulated, compounded and counterfeit medicines. Its weight-loss drug Wegovy also has the ...