WeightWatchers is getting into the prescription drug business. The company, now known as WW International, just rolled out ...

Britain prevents Ozempic reaching people who want to lose weight because of a national semaglutide shortage. But some pay ...

Prescriptions for ketamine have soared in recent years, driven by for-profit clinics and telehealth services offering the medication as a treatment for pain, depression, anxiety and other conditions.

Prescriptions for semaglutide jumped 150% in the past year, with an 80% increase in prescriptions written per provider, new data suggest. Among more than 350,000 prescribers in the nationwide ...

Many pharmacists are uncertain about how to deal with pre-printed prescriptions: prescription pads preprinted with the drug name, quantity, and, less frequently, directions for use. Although these ...

It’s unusual for a medication to become a household name; even more uncommon for its branding to become, like Advil, shorthand for an entire class of products; and rarest of all, for it to ...

Instead of jumping to GLP-1 drugs that can be costly, a step therapy approach guides patients by offering individualized care ...

Trish Webster, 56, was prescribed Ozempic to help her squeeze into her dream dress for her daughter’s nuptials. Ozempic is a medication approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for people ...

Iconic and essential retailers have been marching into bankruptcy court this year as issues related to supply chain disruptions, rising inflation and other financial difficulties pushed many into ...

Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk both reported strong third-quarter sales growth Thursday, citing the performance of the GLP-1 class of diabetes and anti-obesity drugs that are in high demand.

A diabetes medication in short supply for the last two years often was prescribed to people who didn't have the disease, and prescribing rates varied dramatically across the country, new data shows.