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 […]
Expert opinion: Considering Ozempic for weight loss isn’t reckless
In my role as the senior pharmacist here at IsraelPharm, I ensure that we always provide information and respond to questions with evidence-based answers, backed by personal experience and knowledge. Unfortunately, when the internet (namely social media) is our main source of input, we are often confronted with opinions and feedback that contradict medical facts. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Do you qualify for use of the latest weight-loss wonder Ozempic?
Visit our Ozempic website page to find out if you now qualify to receive this remarkable new treatment that promotes weight loss. There has been a tremendous revolution in the approach that you can now take to help fight obesity. It started when the use of a weekly injectable drug for type II diabetics called […]
Negotiating the maze of weight-loss drugs
A recent article on yahoo!news painted a highly complicated picture of how patients and doctors in the U.S. are trying to negotiate their way through the new field of advanced drugs that promote weight loss. The article quotes an obesity medicine specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, saying “Access to medicines for […]
Does Ozempic help with weight loss or diabetes?
Ozempic (generic name: semaglutide) is an injectable medication designed to manage blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. It also reduces the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and kidney disease, which are risk factors in adults with type 2 diabetes. Semaglutide also reduces appetite and blocks the production of glucagon, a hormone […]
Should insurers cover weight loss drugs?
“You’re fat”, “don’t eat so much”, “you’re eating the wrong things”… if you are overweight then you have probably heard any number of comments like this thrown in your direction. The fact is, it’s unhelpful and normally untrue. People who suffer from obesity are not just slightly over-weight from bad eating habits, the majority of obesity […]
