Weaning off weight-loss meds?
A number of our customers have asked us for advice about their options regarding their desire to stop using the new weight-loss drugs that have taken the world by storm. Primarily, people want to know how to minimize any possible consequences of weaning off Wegovy and its earlier version Ozempic. These new drugs brought improved […]
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 / […]
What We Know About the Obesity Epidemic
Over the last 50 years, global obesity rates have reached such alarming levels that words like “obesity epidemic” and even “pandemic” are being used by respected journals and international bodies like the World Health Organization (WHO) as they try to raise awareness in the public and healthcare sectors. According to the World Health Organization, there […]
Mounjaro is hot news, for good reason
I recently conducted a very informal survey with our staff here at IsraelPharm and asked them a simple question: what healthcare subject are our customers most interested in? 8 out of 10 responded quickly and unequivocally: losing weight, and the medications that can help. What was once a peripheral sideshow of healthcare has become one […]
If it brings such great benefits, why do people stop taking Ozempic?
A natural question has arisen. “If they have such great benefits and are so popular, why do people stop taking Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy?” Ozempic and Mounjaro are considered “wonder drugs” out of all the treatments for type 2 diabetes, which have brought significant benefits to millions of people worldwide who develop type 2 diabetes and caused […]
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 […]
Diabetes Alert Day: Treatment and Prevention
What is Diabetes Alert Day? Since 1987, the American Diabetes Association has named the 4th Tuesday in March as Diabetes Alert Day. This year it falls on March 28th. Diabetes Alert Day was created as a public “wake-up call” to the seriousness of diabetes and the importance of understanding the associated risks of living with […]
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 […]
