Cost is a major obstacle for many. The drugs can be expensive without insurance, with out-of-pocket expenses reaching ...

More U.S. adults believe it is a good thing than a bad thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and ...

One recent analysis found that, over the course of three years, people taking semaglutide (the compound in Ozempic and the weight loss drug Wegovy) were about 40 to 70 percent less likely to be ...

CBS News Miami investigates the financial hurdles surrounding these medications and explores alternatives that may offer a ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a ...

Several years ago, a little-known drug named Ozempic — previously used only to treat diabetes — emerged as a promising new ...

The FDA has approved popular antiobesity drug Ozempic to help protect patients with type 2 diabetes from kidney disease.

Wegovy is a GLP-1 agonist containing semaglutide, the same active ingredient as Ozempic. While both medications share this ...

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The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Ozempic for adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). The drug is now indicated specifically to treat kidney failure, ...

Both of these GLP-1 drugs were originally designed for diabetes, but their benefits keep expanding — KSTP health expert Dr.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic as the first GLP-1 treatment option for people with type 2 ...