With three meds approved for weight management and several on the way, these may make a dent in the obesity epidemic.

In a citizen petition posted by the FDA this week, Novo urged the regulator to restrict the ability of compounding pharmacies ...

In the new SCALE Kids study, which has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, a daily 3mg dose of Saxenda reduced the body mass index (BMI) of the children by an average of 5.8% ...

Novo Nordisk has filed another Citizen's Petition with the FDA seeking to block compounding pharmacies in the US from making ...

Every January, millions of people start the new year vowing to lose weight. But in 2025, many of those hoping to shed the ...

Hospitalized patients who took high doses of ADHD prescription amphetamines were five times likelier to develop psychosis and ...

Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy continue to outpace Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro and Zepbound, even though the latter are demonstrably more effective in clinical trials. The most recent earnings reports ...

Restasis comes as an eye drop solution. The typical dosage is one drop per affected eye twice per day. Restasis belongs to a drug class called calcineurin inhibitors. This drug is available in a ...

The dosage for Topamax (topiramate) may depend on its use. To help prevent migraines, the recommended starting dosage is 25 milligrams (mg) per day. To treat seizures, the typical starting dosage ...

The drug is given as an injection under the skin once per week. Doctors usually prescribe a starting dose and a maintenance dose. Ozempic’s typical starting dosage is 2.5 milligrams (mg ...

The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a generic version of the daily injectable GLP-1 medicine liraglutide ...