How to Tackle Childhood Obesity Without Fueling Eating Disorders
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently changed its approach to tackling childhood obesity, moving away from a “wait and see” method to more aggressive treatments for weight loss. This includes recommending bariatric surgery for some teens, medication like Wegovy, and intensive therapy for young children. The AAP claimed these methods wouldn’t lead to eating […]
There’s growing confidence that GLP-1 meds are safe in pregnant women
One of the most frequent cautions that drug companies print on the Product Information leaflet that comes with their product says something like, “This medication has not been tested to be safe in pregnant women and should only be used in consultation with a healthcare provider.” It’s important to understand that this statement is not […]
Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Tirzepatide
Interrupted breathing during sleep, technically known as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), is a fairly common problem that has, until now, been difficult to address with pharmaceutical treatment. OSA has one quite special characteristic, in that people living with the condition often don’t know that they have it because it occurs only when they are sound […]
Do GLP-1 drugs stop working? Myths, facts and strategies
If it hadn’t been for the crisis that hit the world when COVID-19 broke out in 2020, I believe that the revelations about the new weight-loss drugs would have reached the top of the list of the most talked-about health issues in the current decade. It has garnered the highest level of public interest and […]
Buy Compounded Tirzepatide for Less at IsraelPharm
A crisis struck in 2023 and persisted well into the first few months of 2024. Patients relying on vital medications for diabetes faced a frightening reality: pharmacies, including ours, had to turn away their orders due to shortages. Earlier this year, we published an article detailing the causes of the shortages, titled “Why is it […]
What You Need to Know About Wegovy for Weight Loss
Wegovy, the latest form of semaglutide GLP-1 weight-loss medication, has received a flood of media and public attention thanks to the effectiveness of weight management with Wegovy, which promotes rapid and sustainable weight and waistline reductions. Since we added it to our inventory, we have received a lot of positive feedback from our customers, many of which […]
April 2024 Pharma News
It seems that evolution in healthcare puts a lie to the famous French saying, “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose,” which roughly translates as “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” Maybe that’s appropriate for human behavior, but when it comes to changes in the quality and scope of medicines […]
Medicare now approves weight-loss drugs for people with heart problems
There has been much attention in the media to an announcement from Medicare in mid-March 2024. In essence, it said that it has now agreed to start paying for one of the leading weight-loss drugs for people with heart problems when it is prescribed to treat overweight or obese patients if they are at risk […]
World Obesity Week 2024
As we have highlighted previously, World Obesity Week used to be scheduled in November each year. This year, by consensus of the many governmental and international bodies engaged in public health promotion, it has been moved to March, with the start of Obesity Care Week, which runs from the 4th to the 8th of March. […]
What’s the difference between Ozempic and Mounjaro?
Ozempic / Wegovy and Mounjaro / Zepbound (and their base components semaglutide and tirzepatide) are currently the “hottest” medications on the market. You don’t have to be a doctor or pharmacist to get to this conclusion; the stock market tells the story. Sales of Ozempic / Wegovy (based on semaglutide) from Novo Nordisk and Mounjaro / […]
