It comes down to how class action lawsuits work
These new medications have changed people's lives in ways I never would have anticipated, and it's very much not just about "getting skinny." There's still an abundance of misinformation about this class of medications which includes Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound online and even in doctors' offices
It will be important not to get too caught up in the short-term view and news around the effectiveness of these drugs but rather focus on the long-term earnings power of each business and how each management team reacts to the ever-changing conditions in the broader market today
in The New England Journal of Medicine (2021), tirzepatide was compared to insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with metformin, with or without SGLT2 inhibitors
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Meanwhile, the FDA's own career scientists are recommending against giving compounding pharmacies the green light to produce any of the seven peptides under consideration