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Weight loss drugs may become harder to get. What does that mean for patients?
13 Jun 2025 11:23 GMT
… especially at my doctor';s, you … interruptions in treatment. Even though there … Now, the pharmaceutical industry has criticized Barber… medication called Contrave, which is a combination of bupropion and naltrexone. These are FDA-approved medications …
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Weight-Loss Drug ETFs Generate Skinnier Returns Than Expected
11 Jun 2025 10:16 GMT
… and Amplify Weight Loss Drug & Treatment ETF (THNR). Despite … in a handful of pharmaceutical giants such as Ozempic … weight-loss drug medications have hit the market following FDA approval, … under names like Zepbound, Olistat, and Contrave. …
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How a boom in weight loss drugs could fatten construction firms’ order backlogs
10 Jun 2025 10:23 GMT
… of its weight-loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic.
A digital … for its oral weight loss medicine, Contrave, also marketed as Mysimba in … , including several life sciences projects. Pharmaceutical projects have also contributed to …
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From ancient Greece to GLP-1s: The weird and complex history of weight loss drugs
02 Jun 2025 17:16 GMT
… doctors believed these drugs could support weight loss. Many medical … of the drug. Clinical trials for … FDA in 2014 approved Contrave tablets as a weight loss treatment … featuring naltrexone (an opioid antagonist) and bupropion (an antidepressant …
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Don’t Overlook First-Gen Anti-Obesity Medications
26 May 2025 09:38 GMT
… medications, and some doctors don’t assess their full treatment … to a branded oral medication, [like] Contrave or Qsymia, or … physicians say. Even with pharmaceutical savings programs, GLP-1s … expectations and incorporate these drugs within a broader …
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The dark side of slimming down: A 100-year journey of weight loss drugs
20 May 2025 16:19 GMT
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Weight loss drugs have long occupied a complicated space in medicine … the FDA in 2020 after a randomized controlled trial showed … confusion and memory loss.
Contrave (bupropion + naltrexone), approved … The future of obesity treatment is promising—but it …
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Are weight loss drugs safe? Learn some of the side effects
18 May 2025 20:56 GMT
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Contrave
Contrave is the brand name for a medication that combines two drugs, … name Wellbutrin, is an antidepressant that is also known to … is approved by the FDA to treat patients suffering … .
According to manufacturer Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, it is also used …
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Soaring claims for weight-loss drugs raise concerns about private insurance plans
01 May 2025 09:00 GMT
… a spinoff of the diabetes medication Ozempic – was first … Contrave in 2018. According to Telus Health, the two drugs … treatments for weight loss.
Saxenda remains the most prescribed weight-loss drug … years as clinical trials for two other drugs – Zepbound …
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A call for improving how medicines are approved
30 Apr 2025 22:11 GMT
… ’d favor having Medicare cover the drugs even if it … Qsymia) or buproprion-naltrexone (Contrave). The poll was done before … side effects of cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation … months or even years after treatment ends.
Researchers at the …
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The Best Weight-Loss Pills for Women Over 50: Safe, Effective Options
29 Apr 2025 10:58 GMT
… : Contrave
Contrave combines bupropion, an antidepressant that promotes satiety, with naltrexone, a medication used … your doctor about weight loss pills
If you’re curious about these medications …