Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro: the battle of the weight-loss injections - As weight-loss injections emerge as key players in the government’s anti-obesity strategy, Emma Loffhagen goes inside the battle

injections developed to control diabetes and now also used for weight loss. Her journey began conventionally enough. She’d first heard of Wegovy, a GLP-1 made by Novo Nordisk, from a friend’s success story. Bookless then talked to her own doctor ...

The Denmark-based drug maker Zealand Pharma said Tuesday that its experimental weight-loss drug could help patients lose pounds with fewer side effects than current anti-obesity medications on the market.

These drugs have also been in and out of shortage, making it tough to get your hands on Ozempic and similar medications—if you can afford it. Semaglutide medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are also reportedly getting closer to moving off the shortages list,