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 […]

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 […]

Why it’s so hard to get your weight-loss drugs

On February 2nd, 2024, the venerable New York Times published an article titled “Six Reasons Why It’s So Hard to Get Your Weight-Loss Drugs”. There were few surprises for us in what the NYT wrote because we have been hearing many of the same complaints from new customers who have been struggling to fill their […]

Changes in insurance coverage for Ozempic

There’s been a rapid revolution in how U.S. insurers cover (or don’t cover) the cost of the newer type 2 diabetes medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. In this short article, we offer a general overview of the highly volatile situation concerning insurance coverage for these medicines. We aren’t trying to predict what could be […]

Combating GLP-1 hair loss with Phyllotex

Losing weight can truly feel like a victory. But along with the celebratory feeling of weight loss many people experience while using new GPL1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic – there can be another unwelcome side effect: loss of hair health. While the exact connection is still being investigated, many are looking for immediate solutions […]

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 […]