GLP-1 can be a game changer for losing weight and managing diabetes, but constipation can put a real damper on your treatment experience
Fermented foods and gut-friendly options Fermented foods like plain yogurt (low-fat, unsweetened), kefir, kimchi, sauerkraut, and miso contain beneficial bacteria that can help rebalance your gut microbiome
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For small-molecule drugs like semaglutide, at least seven years must have passed from its FDA approval date to be eligible for selection, and for drugs with multiple FDA approvals, CMS will use the earliest approval date to make this determination
The FDA announced a concerted action against direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of pharma products last September, and has since sent thousands of letters warning pharmaceutical and telehealth firms to remove misleading ads for a range of medicines, maintaining that the tally is more than were issued "over the entire preceding decade." The earlier letters also rapped Novo Nordisk and Lilly over advertising for their branded weight-loss medicines, Wegovy and Zepbound, which have been affected by low-cost competition from compounded versions