Ozempic (semaglutide) is an injectable medication initially designed to manage type 2 diabetes. Over the past few years, its potential to aid weight loss has captured more public attention.

In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest ... marking the shortage of semaglutide — the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy — as resolved. The news puts pressure ...

The agency first declared a shortage of semaglutide, the main ingredient used to make Ozempic and Wegovy, in 2022. The FDA's announcement comes months after drugmaker Novo Nordisk told the agency ...

Semaglutide could help people drink less alcohol. Semaglutide, a medication widely used for diabetes and weight loss, may offer another unexpected benefit -- it could help people drink less ...

Ozempic carries a black box warning from the FDA (the FDA’s most serious warning). It says that semaglutide has caused thyroid C-cell tumors in rodents after long-term and high dose exposure to ...

The update about the popular semaglutide injections from drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk follows just two months after the FDA said that shortages of tirzepatide injections Zepbound and Mounjaro ...

An update to the FDA drug shortage list on Feb. 21 listed the semaglutide shortage as being resolved. In a press release, Novo Nordisk said it is shipping all doses of the medication regularly to ...

A new study showed that semaglutide may help with alcohol use disorder Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's Digest.

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Semaglutide was tied to a small risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) in adults with type 2 ...

Research links weight loss medications like Ozempic and Zepbound to certain serious eye conditions. This association is being called “Ozempic blindness.” Experts are not entirely clear why ...

The semaglutide shortage has officially ended in the US—which means the GLP-1 drug industry is about to undergo massive changes. In the intervening years, a lucrative industry of telehealth ...