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From Lizard Venom to Ozempic: How VA Research Changed Medicine
30 Jan 2026 22:28 GMT
… that would revolutionize diabetes treatment and weight loss medicine. The breakthrough … Amylin Pharmaceuticals, the company that brought the first drug based … marketed as Byetta. The FDA approved it in 2005 … 1. Novo Nordisk released Victoza in 2010, then Ozempic …
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Recent Trends in GLP-1 Use and Spending in Medicare
30 Jan 2026 18:58 GMT
… Medicaid and 2027 for Medicare, is voluntary for drug manufacturers, state Medicaid programs, and Medicare … as Byetta (approved in 2005), Victoza (approved in 2010), and Trulicity … with more recent FDA approvals for type 2 diabetes. (FDA approvals of Wegovy …
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Novo Nordisk Sued Over Alleged Scheme To Delay Generic Victoza In Favor Of Ozempic
30 Jan 2026 16:04 GMT
… extending its monopoly over its diabetes drug Victoza through a multiyear anticompetitive scheme … #39;s last active pharmaceutical ingredient patent for Victoza in August 2022 … the disputed patents, effectively blocking FDA approval of competing generics until …
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Beyond the brand names: Everything you need to know about Ozempic and other GPL-1 medications
30 Jan 2026 06:05 GMT
… Some are shots, others are pills, some need to be taken …
The FDA approved Novo Nordisk’s Victoza for Type 2 diabetes in … a key ingredient in the diabetes drug Soliqua, which is available … The once-daily pill is anticipated to garner FDA approval for obesity …
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'My colon blew up.' Weight-loss drug lawsuits allege…
28 Jan 2026 10:46 GMT
… Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus, Victoza and Saxenda and Indiana-based … documents, the drug companies note that diabetic patients are already … GLP-1s for obesity treatment under Medicaid. It’s expected … a New Orleans medical center. There, doctors determined she was …
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Novo Nordisk sued in US for allegedly monopolizing diabetes drug Victoza
24 Jan 2026 04:00 GMT
… its diabetes drug Victoza.
The complaint from South Carolina-based drug wholesaler Smith Drug accused … " scheme with generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical to illegally delay cheaper generic …
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New weight-loss and diabetes drugs: Are they truly game-changers? | Second Opinion
18 Jan 2026 20:15 GMT
… common, particularly when treatment begins.
Senior diabetologist Dr V Mohan … at the cardiovascular outcome trials, semaglutide has very … with or without these drugs. Regular exercise and a … with these medications.
Not a magic pill
Doctors consistently warn …
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Scammers take advantage of popularity of GLP-1 drugs
16 Jan 2026 21:35 GMT
… costs associated with these medications.
WATCH FULL STORY BELOW … and photos of celebrities, doctors and other trusted figures to … change any day. The pharmaceutical companies that are changing their … currently a shortage of Victoza.
The FDA issued a warning to …
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GLP-1s may lower risk for all-cause mortality, hospitalization in type 1 diabetes
14 Jan 2026 19:54 GMT
… type 1 diabetes who initiated one of the following medications after diagnosis … /Zepbound, Eli Lilly), liraglutide (Victoza/Saxenda, Novo Nordisk), dulaglutide … never used an incretin-based drug. In univariate analysis, adults who …
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GLP-1 Medication Use and Missing Micronutrients
14 Jan 2026 15:33 GMT
… with type 2 diabetes and obesity.
GLP-1 medicines are designed to … .g., Trulicity), liraglutides (e.g., Victoza), and semaglutides (e.g., Ozempic … for the human body. Naturopathic doctor Emily Cianciolo says, “Protein serves …