Weight-loss drugs

Healthcare

Coming Soon to an Internet Near You: Half-Price, Direct-to-Consumer Wegovy

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Novo Nordisk will sell its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy for under half its normal price via a new direct-to-consumer online pharmacy.

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Eli Lilly Wants to Bring Pharmaceutical Production Back to the US

Eli Lilly last week announced a $27 billion investment in four different domestic manufacturing plants to boost weight-loss drug production.

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Hims & Hers Struggles After the FDA Puts a Ticking Clock on its Weight-Loss Drug

Now that semaglutide’s no longer in shortage territory, the FDA said drug-makers have 90 days to wrap up production of their Novo knockoffs.

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Weight-Loss Giants Have Investors Back on Their Side

It can be hard to sate investors’ appetites, but if there’s two companies who should know how to do it, it’s these two.

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2025 is the Year of the Weight Loss Pill

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Traditionally, New Year’s resolutions to lose weight involve getting to the gym more. In a post-GLP-1 world, that’s looking less necessary.

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