The FDA said Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drugs were no longer in shortage on Oct. 2, preventing pharmacies from making cheaper versions. After an outcry, it’s reconsidering.

What this means is that by changing only one hormone, “suddenly you change your entire relationship with food”, says Prof Giles Yeo, an obesity scientist at the University of Cambridge. And that has all sorts of implications for the way we think about obesity.

Weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro or Zepbound appear to help people battle alcoholism and opioid addiction, a new study finds.

Drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic can cut drug and alcohol abuse by up to 50%, a study found, adding to mounting evidence that the drugs yield health benefits beyond diabetes and weight loss.

Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, made by Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, can reduce rates of opioid and alcohol abuse by up to 50%, according to a new study that supports expectations the drugs can offer greater benefits than just weight and diabetes management.

Drugs​ like Mounjaro and Ozempic, which many use for weight loss,​​ may also help patients suffering from addiction, according to a new study.

Weight loss medications such as Ozempic may be able to cut drug and alcohol misuse in half, according to a new study from the scientific journal Addiction. The research, published Thursday, found that people who take Ozempic or similar drugs — those used for weight loss or treating Type 2 diabetes — were 40

Researchers analyzed 1.3 million health records and found Ozempic, Mounjaro could lower rates of drug and alcohol overdoses.

A new study has found that drugs like Ozempic, which were originally designed for people with type 2 diabetes before gaining popularity for weight loss, could treat alcohol addiction too. Around 2.6 million deaths per year are attributable to alcohol consumption,