One recent analysis found that, over the course of three years, people taking semaglutide (the compound in Ozempic and the weight loss drug Wegovy) were about 40 to 70 percent less likely to be ...

The FDA’s approval of Ozempic to battle chronic kidney disease “allows us to more broadly address conditions within cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, which affects millions of ...

The approval is based on results from the Phase III FLOW trial demonstrating Ozempic reduced the risk of severe kidney outcomes by 24% compared to placebo, including kidney failure, reduction in ...

Wegovy is a GLP-1 agonist containing semaglutide, the same active ingredient as Ozempic. While both medications share this ...

The Biden administration says popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare's list of medications that will be negotiated between the government and manufacturers.

WASHINGTON — Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare's list of medications that will be negotiated directly between the government and drug ...

FILE – The injectable drug Ozempic is shown, July 1, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) Under the law, more drugs will be added to the negotiation process in coming years.

He's also worked at U.S. 1, Community News Service and the Middletown Transcript. Corbis / Corbis via Getty Images Medicare will negotiate prices for Ozempic and 14 other drugs in 2025 ...

WASHINGTON — Popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added ... to generate about $6 billion for taxpayers and $1.5 billion for Medicare enrollees. Negotiated prices for ...

Boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been ... generate about $6 billion for taxpayers and $1.5 billion for Medicare enrollees.