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Eli Lilly launches website to help patients get weight loss drugs
The platform, called LillyDirect, joins a growing field of websites offering telehealth prescriptions for weight loss drugs.
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These programs put unused prescription drugs in the hands of patients in need
Drug donation programs take unopened, unexpired medications from health care facilities, private residents, pharmacies or prisons and re-dispense them to uninsured and low-income patients.
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Diabetes drug Mounjaro helped dieters shed 60 pounds during ‘off-label' use, study finds
A new study finds that the medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter of their body weight.
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Kroger will pay up to $1.2 billion to settle most nationwide opioid claims
The settlements would allow for “full resolution” of all opioid claims on behalf of U.S. states, local governments and Native American tribes, Kroger said.
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Popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy may raise risk of complications under anesthesia
Patients taking blockbuster drugs like Wegovy for weight loss may face potentially deadly complications if they need surgery or other procedures that require empty stomachs for anesthesia.
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FDA Panel Backs Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill
Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription. The positive vote on Wednesday by a Food and Drug Administration panel paves the way for what could be the first birth control pill available over the counter. The recommendation is not binding and the FDA is expected to make its decision on the...