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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Semaglutide — the active ingredient in the brand-name meds Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus — treats type 2 diabetes and obesity ...

Semaglutide, a medication widely used for diabetes and weight loss, may offer another unexpected benefit -- it could help people drink less alcohol. A study published in JAMA Psychiatry enrolled ...

A paper published Wednesday offers the strongest evidence yet that this is more than just anecdote, or a placebo effect: It found that semaglutide, the substance in Ozempic and the weight loss ...

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 ...

A trial exploring the use of a higher dose of Novo Nordisk's GLP-1 agonist semaglutide has shown that patients with obesity who were taking the drug were able to shed more than a fifth of their ...

The only way to get Ozempic online is with a prescription from a licensed healthcare professional. The FDA has approved it for treating type 2 diabetes, and it is often used off-label to aid ...