Like millions of others, Mikhael credits thenew class of weight loss drugs. But he isn't using brand-name Wegovy or Zepbound. Mikhael, CEO of Orlando, Florida-based Olympia Pharmaceuticals, has been getting by with his own supply: injecting himself with copies of the drugs formulated by his...
The BMI is flawed. So what should we be using instead?There are several high-tech alternatives, but a simple measure that involves lying on your back could also tell you about how your body size might influence your health. First, let’s talk about fat—the most demonized of all body co...
It’s worth mentioning that the costs of initial in-lab testing (to determine eligibility) and your GLP-1 prescription itself depend on your insurance and are not included in the previously mentioned cost of the program. Some alternatives to Weight Care+, such as Found and Sequence, are ...
If a firm is spending $100M+ on a population-wide efficacy trial, it is certain to throw up dozens of high t-ratio statistics casting the benefits of its drug in the best light possible. What about the benefits of competing treatment alternatives — which may be generic or unpatentable a...
While Ozempic or Wegovy patients use a Novo Nordisk device to inject the drug, patients using compounded products draw them from a vial with a small needle, like the device diabetics use for insulin. Some medical practices provide the compounded drug to patients as part of a weight...