Weight-loss drugs: Who, and what, are they good for?
By Michele Gershberg (Reuters) – Powerful weight-loss medicines like Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy leapt into public view in 2023, from social media to doctors’ offices and …
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Nestle CEO says weight-loss drugs no threat to coffee business
ZURICH (Reuters) – Nestle sees no threat to its huge coffee business from the rising popularity of weight-loss drugs like Eli Lilly’s Zepbound and Novo …
Retail investors crowd into Eli Lilly after weight-loss drug approval
By Bhanvi Satija and Amruta Khandekar (Reuters) – Retail flows into Eli Lilly spiked to a more than two-year high in November, as small investors …
Investors increase holdings of weight-loss drug makers’ shares in Q3 -filings
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some big investors showed increased appetite for weight-loss drug makers in the third quarter, piling in to shares …
Novo Nordisk, Lilly see insatiable demand for weight-loss drugs
By Maggie Fick and Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly both expect juggernaut sales for their diabetes and weight-loss drugs to extend …
Weight-loss drug worries add to US restaurants’ weak traffic woes
By Deborah Mary Sophia (Reuters) – Investors will look for signs that U.S. fast-food chains, already contending with inflation-stung consumers preferring to dine at home, …
Exclusive-Catalent’s Indiana plant to make Novo’s Wegovy weight-loss drug-sources
By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – Catalent’s plant in Bloomington, Indiana, will fill injection pens for Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy as part of the …
Strong U.S. demand eases pressure on Novo to show weight-loss drug’s health benefits
By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – Soaring U.S. demand for Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug has reduced the pressure from investors on the company to deliver …
FDA warns about safety risks of tailored weight-loss drugs
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned about the safety risks of using compounded or custom-made versions of popular weight-loss drugs such …
Weight-loss drug pioneers aim to jump on Wegovy bandwagon
By Jennifer Rigby DUBLIN (Reuters) – Weight loss drug Wegovy has transformed the obesity market and pharmaceutical companies with existing treatments are hoping the resulting …
Zealand, Boehringer’s drug meets main weight-loss goal in mid-stage trial
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Zealand Pharma and partner Boehringer Ingelheim said their experimental obesity drug achieved up to 14.9% weight loss after 46 …
Factbox-New recommendations for weight-loss drugs
By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy won U.S. approval in June 2021 with a label that says it can be used for chronic …
U.S. experts recommend weight-loss drugs for obese children
By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) – The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Monday recommended use of weight-loss drugs in children ages 12 years or older …
Retired New Jersey Doctor Convicted at Trial of Selling Toxic Chemical as Weight-loss Drug
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that William Merlino, 85, of Mays Landing, NJ, was convicted at trial of selling misbranded drugs …
Man Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Selling Weight-Loss Product Containing Unapproved Additive
CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced a man to a year in prison for manufacturing and selling a purported weight-loss product containing …