Why is Ozempic so expensive?

There is a widely-held public view that drug companies and pharmacies in the US gouge the public relentlessly without care for the public good or ethics. From that perspective, the complaint is that the only thing that matters to the companies is their bank balances. One of the unfortunate targets of this prevailing thinking is […]

Good News about Semaglutide Side Effects

  Examining the Semaglutide Treatment Effect in People (STEP 1) trials for weight loss provides answers to many questions about this subject. With many companies in the pharmaceutical industry bustling to secure their place in what may well become a prominent drug market segment, understanding these trials becomes vital. The trial was a randomized, double-blind, […]

Riding the Ozempic weight-loss tsunami

The internet is exploding with torrents of content about the drug Ozempic. Launched initially in 2017 as a radically new treatment for type 2 diabetes, it has been touted as the ‘miracle cure’ for weight loss. As always, among the praise, there’s plenty of negative chatter on social media towards Ozempic – mostly directed towards […]

Metformin is getting good results when prescribed for weight loss

Metformin has been regularly prescribed as a first-line oral medication for type 2 diabetes, primarily for people who are overweight. Usually, a doctor will prescribe it when diet and exercise have failed to control a patient’s blood sugar, but the sugar levels don’t yet require more active intervention like injections. Sometimes, it is also used […]

What are the side effects of semaglutide in Ozempic and Wegovy?

Semaglutide is one of the ‘wonder drugs’ that revolutionized the treatment of adults suffering from type 2 diabetes and then went on to become a popular option for patients looking to lose weight. Like all drugs, there can be risk factors that result in side effects of semaglutide. Semaglutide belongs to a class of drugs […]

News coming out of November’s ObesityWeek

The opening week of November saw a flood of news at ObesityWeek regarding progress that has been made in the fight against obesity. Some of the discussions concerned social and economic changes that the gathering of specialists in this area is calling for, and many more items dealt with progress that has been made, and […]

New research yields a breakthrough for treating obesity

The currently available drug Xenical (generic name: orlistat) can be prescribed for obese patients who are in danger of developing associated diseases like diabetes or cardiovascular complications.  Xenical blocks the enzymes that break down fats in your food. Dietary fats must be broken down before they can be absorbed. With Xenical, fewer fats are broken […]