Wall Street is wondering what impact weight-loss drugs will have on consumer giants, but it may be too early to tell.

Wall Street is wondering what impact weight-loss drugs will have on consumer giants, but it may be too early to tell.

A worker arranges cans of PepsiCo Inc. soda on a shelf inside a grocery store in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., Thursday, July 6, 2017. PepsiCo Inc. is expected to release its profit figures on July 11. Photographer: Caitlin O’Hara /Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images If you listen to third-quarter company results, …

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3 people hospitalized after taking narcolepsy drugs as “cognitive enhancers” to improve alertness: HSA

3 people hospitalized after taking narcolepsy drugs as “cognitive enhancers” to improve alertness: HSA

SINGAPORE Three people were hospitalized due to serious adverse reactions after taking drugs used to treat narcolepsy to improve alertness, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Monday (Nov 6). Those who suffer from narcolepsy have difficulty staying awake for long periods of time. The drugs in question, modafinil and armodafinil, are potent drugs that …

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Cost-saving knock-on effects of Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs

Cost-saving knock-on effects of Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs

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Demand for Ozempic and Wegovy increases illegal sales of weight-loss drugs

Demand for Ozempic and Wegovy increases illegal sales of weight-loss drugs

Growing demand for Ozempic and Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk, has fueled a rise in illegal sales of weight-loss drugs in Denmark, where the pharmaceutical company is based, the Danish Medicines Agency reported. The agency said in a statement released Tuesday that authorities are aware of 26 websites illegally selling what they claim to be …

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CVS results beat expectations, driven by strong healthcare revenues

CVS results beat expectations, driven by strong healthcare revenues

A woman walks past a CVS pharmacy in Washington, DC on November 2, 2022. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images CVS on Wednesday reported third-quarter adjusted profit and revenue that beat Wall Street expectations, boosted in part by strong revenue from the company’s health services business. CVS reported revenue of $89.76 billion for the …

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FDA takes first step to protect children from drugs that look and taste like candy

FDA takes first step to protect children from drugs that look and taste like candy

Is this gum a vitamin or a candy? This can be difficult to tell, especially for children. Since 2019, there has been an increase in the number of children under the age of 4 who have been taken to emergency rooms for ingesting gummy multivitamins and over-the-counter sleeping pills like melatonin. That’s why the Food …

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“Miracle” drugs for weight loss linked to serious digestive problems – PsyBlog

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These weight loss medications have been shown to increase the risk of pancreatitis and other serious digestive disorders. Semaglutide (Wegovy, Ozempic, and Rybelsu) and liraglutide (Victoza and Saxenda) are GLP-1 agonist drugs that have been praised for their weight loss effect. However, one study found that these popular diabetes medications increase the risk of serious …

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Why COVID sufferers in the US can’t get ensitrelvir, the antiviral drug better than Paxlovid

Why COVID sufferers in the US can't get ensitrelvir, the antiviral drug better than Paxlovid

For people suffering from a COVID-19 attack, the antiviral Paxlovid has been a godsend. The drug became the go-to antiviral treatment during the pandemic after the Food and Drug Administration granted it emergency use authorization in December 2021. Now there is a new antiviral drug superior to Paxlovid, but Americans can’t get it because it’s …

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Lack of autonomy is one of the main reasons clinicians leave the field – MedCity News

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Patient safety and lack of autonomy are two of the main reasons so many clinicians leave the medical field, according to a new study. report published by EY. Amid the crisis of clinical burnout, healthcare workers have spoken frankly about their moral injury, which refers to the feeling of knowing that they are unable to …

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‘They don’t practice what they preach’: WeightWatchers turns to weight-loss drugs

'They don't practice what they preach': WeightWatchers turns to weight-loss drugs

When WeightWatchers was originally conceived, it was envisioned as a weight loss company combining support groups and an intensive diet plan into one cohesive program. At the forefront of the business was the so-called “prudent diet,” which had been developed in the 1950s by Dr. Norman Jolliffe. The diet called for fish five times a …

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