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Drugmakers and pharmacists battle over who gets to make obesity drugs

6:00am November 20, 2024

The pharmaceutical companies behind Ozempic, Wegovy and other weight-loss meds push to prevent compounding pharmacies from making cheaper copies. They argue they can keep up with demand on their own.

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Torrid market for copycat weight loss drugs could be short-lived

10:20pm July 24, 2024

by Sydney Lupkin

Cheaper versions of Wegovy and Zepbound touted on social media could be fleeting. Copies are legal now because the brand-name drugs are in short supply. But the drugmakers are boosting production.

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An NPR investigation has identified more than 30 medical practices in more than a dozen states promoting unproven claims that the drug thymosin alpha-1, which is administered via injection, can prevent or treat COVID-19.

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Web Of 'Wellness' Doctors Promote Injections Of Unproven Coronavirus Treatment

5:00am October 01, 2020

by Tom Dreisbach

An NPR investigation has identified a web of more than 30 medical practices and compounding pharmacies across more than a dozen states promoting injections of an unproven treatment for COVID-19.