Prescription of semaglutide has increased over the past year

Prescription of semaglutide has increased over the past year

Prescriptions for semaglutide jumped 150% in the past year, with an 80% increase in prescriptions written per provider, new data suggests. Among more than 350,000 prescribers in the national DrFirst network between December 2022 and June 2023, prescriptions for the Wegovy weight loss formulation increased sixfold while those for Ozempic, the lower dose version to …

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A sad day for consumer choice: New York Governor Hochul signs restrictive supplement bill into law

A sad day for consumer choice: New York Governor Hochul signs restrictive supplement bill into law

According to reports, the A.5610/S.5823 law is likely to take effect in April next year. Gov. Huchel vetoed a similar bill last December, citing concerns that the state Department of Health, which is tasked with determining which products are covered by the bill, lacks the expertise to analyze the ingredients used in countless products. That …

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