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• Ozempic Gastroparesis Lawsuit Filed Over Failure To Warn About Permanent Stomach Problems

  November 28, 2023

  Russell Maas

  A South Dakota man has filed one of the first gastroparesis lawsuits against Ozempic manufacturers, alleging that users have not been adequately warned about the risk of severe vomiting and long-term stomach side effects.

• Wegovy Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risks by 20%, Study Finds

  November 15, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A Novo Nordisk study claims its Wegovy weight loss drug can reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular death by 20%.

• Novo Nordisk Seeks to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Ozempic Gastrointestinal Side Effects

  November 10, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The manufacturers of Ozempic are moving to have a lawsuit over the drug's gastrointestinal side effects dismissed, claiming that it adequately warned users and the medical community.

• FDA Approves Mounjaro for Weight Loss Use, to Be Sold Under New Zepbound Name

  November 9, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has approved a weight loss version of Eli Lilly's diabetes drug, Mounjaro, which will be marketed under the name Zepbound.

• Ozempic Class Action Lawsuit Over Gastroparesis Risk Filed in Canada

  November 6, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  An Ozempic class action lawsuit filed in Canada claims the manufacturer knew about the risks of gastroparesis but failed to adequately notify the medical community and patients of the stomach paralysis risks.

• EMA Finds No Link Between Thyroid Cancer and Ozempic, Wegovy and Other New Weight Loss Drugs

  October 31, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  European drug regulators, who previously warned Ozempic and similar drugs may be linked to thyroid cancer, now say there is no data to back up the claims of cancer risk.

• Qsymia More Cost-Effective Weight Loss Treatment for Children Than Ozempic, Wegovy: Study

  October 20, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds that Qsymia is more cost effective than Ozempic and similar drugs at providing weight loss benefits for obese children.

• Study Finds Type 2 Diabetics Prescribed Certain Drugs For Gastrointestinal Illness Face Increased Cardiac Arrest Risk

  October 13, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that some drugs, including ones which may be used to treat Ozempic stomach paralysis, can increase a diabetic's risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

• Wegovy Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Health Insurers for Not Covering Obesity Treatment

  October 12, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A class action lawsuit filed in Washington state accuses a state-run health insurer of discrimination for failing to cover her Wegovy weight loss prescription.

• Side Effects of Ozempic, Wegovy, Similar Drugs Increase Risk of Stomach Paralysis and Pancreatitis: Study

  October 9, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Canadian researchers warn that the side effects of Ozempic and similar diabetes drugs being used for weight loss increase the risk of pancreatitis, bowel obstruction and stomach paralysis.