Delta Air Lines, Pepsi, Philip Morris International and Darden Restaurants are among companies facing questions about the impact of GLP-1 on their bottom lines. In the United States, only a fraction of obese people currently take a GLP-1. That figure could rise to 13% by the end of the decade, creating a $100 billion market, …
Business By Shannon Thaler Published November 1, 2023, 12:10 p.m. ET Growing demand for Ozempic and Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk, has fueled a rise in illegal sales of weight-loss drugs in Denmark, where the pharmaceutical company is based, the Danish Medicines Agency reported. The agency said in a statement released Tuesday that authorities are …
Prescriptions for semaglutide jumped 150% in the past year, with an 80% increase in prescriptions written per provider, new data suggests. Among more than 350,000 prescribers in the national DrFirst network between December 2022 and June 2023, prescriptions for the Wegovy weight loss formulation increased sixfold while those for Ozempic, the lower dose version to …
When WeightWatchers was originally conceived, it was envisioned as a weight loss company combining support groups and an intensive diet plan into one cohesive program. At the forefront of the business was the so-called “prudent diet,” which had been developed in the 1950s by Dr. Norman Jolliffe. The diet called for fish five times a …
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that some of the most popular medications available for weight loss, including Ozempic, Wegovy, and Saxenda, may be linked to an increased risk of serious stomach problems in some people. The research was published earlier this month and highlights drugs that fall into …
Health By Brooke Steinberg Published October 20, 2023, 3:54 p.m. ET Nestl wants to make your weight loss journey a little smoother. People trying to lose weight are probably trying to avoid chocolate to the best of their ability, and with the craze around Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs, more and more people are likely …
[1/2]Boxes of Ozempic, an injectable semaglutide drug used to treat type 2 diabetes manufactured by Novo Nordisk, are seen at a Rock Canyon pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023. REUTERS/George Frey/File photo acquire licensing rights Oct 20 (Reuters) – Extraordinary demand for Novo Nordisks (NOVOb.CO) Ozempic and other drugs used for weight loss …