Put simply, Ozempic and Wegovy are both brand names – but they’re both variations of a weight loss drug called semaglutide.

Since being deemed a public health emergency in 2017, opioids are responsible for 72% of drug overdose deaths in the United ...

A new study linked weight loss drugs known as semaglutides (Ozempic is one) to a lower risk of opioid overdoses. Doctors tell ...

Semaglutide (a.k.a. Ozempic ... Any medication can be misused, but weight-loss medications are particularly prone to abuse ...

A new study suggests that semaglutide, a blockbuster anti-obesity GLP-1 drug, could help people cut down on addictive behavior and prevent opioid overdose.

A class of drugs that includes popular medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus (semaglutide) or Mounjaro and Zepbound (tirzepatide) has not only proven effective in treating weight loss and ...

An emerging market for compounded weight loss injections that mimic brand-name drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and ...

Ozempic has been called a "wonder drug," with a growing body of research showing that it may help treat a huge range of ...

The drug is FDA approved to treat diabetes but is often used off-label for its many other benefits which include weight loss. Semaglutide ... door for prescription abuse, as some patients are ...

Since being deemed a public health emergency in 2017, opioids are responsible for 72% of drug overdose deaths in the United States, according to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics.

Two new studies found that the popular weight loss and diabetes drug semaglutide ... such as substance abuse, Anderson and Grady said “continued vigilance in monitoring mental health symptoms ...

Researchers have identified a potential new approach to address the opioid overdose epidemic. Semaglutide was shown to lower opioid overdoses in people with opioid-use disorder and type 2 diabetes.