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Eli Lilly’s Zepbound proved more effective than Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy in a new head-to-head trial, though both medications ...
Zepbound is available in both prefilled pens and vials, with the pens offering a wider range of doses and the vials requiring syringe administration. If deemed appropriate, the healthcare ...
Researchers find tirzepatide more effective than semaglutide for weight loss in a 72-week trial, with significant reductions ...
While the primary target for these medication is weight loss, it’s not the only metric by which the drugs should be evaluated ...
The supply of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss and diabetes treatment is expected to tighten this week with a federal deadline to ...
When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Byetta (exenatide) in 2005, doctors thought it was just approving the ...
Cigna subsidiary Evernorth Health Services will automate prior authorizations for GLP-1 weight-loss drugs under a new program ...
The agreements cap patients’ monthly out-of-pocket costs for Zepbound and Wegovy at $200 and more deeply discount the drugs ...
Cigna is reducing monthly out-of-pocket costs to $200 for patients using weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound. These ...
As the Food and Drug Administration clamps down on off-brand weight loss medications, Seattle-area residents are stocking up ...
Doctors argue that both drugs should remain available because some patients in fact do better on Wegovy than on Zepbound, losing more weight or experiencing fewer or milder side effects.
Cigna Group’s drug benefit unit is offering a new way for health plans to cover expensive weight-loss drugs that it says will ...