How safe are GLP-1s? As the use of weight-loss drugs continues to increase, there has been a rise in documented side effects. But what are the serious and unwanted effects of these drugs, and is Yellow Card reporting capturing enough information?…
MHRA raids illegal weight-loss jab production line worth more than £250,000 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has told The Pharmaceutical Journal that the site of the raid is the first illicit production facility for weight-loss medicine discovered in the UK.…
Boots launches support service for patients coming off weight-loss drugs The service will provide users of the Boots Online Doctor weight-loss service unlimited support for 12 months, alongside various resources and ways to seek advice.…
Semaglutide benefits heart health regardless of weight lost Study authors found that the benefits of semaglutide were largely independent of how much weight patients lost in the first four months after taking the drug.…
Weight-loss drug complaints to pharmacy regulator hit 150 in a month Glenn Mathieson, lead advisor for professional regulation at the General Pharmaceutical Council, said the regulator received just 12 fitness to practise complaints about weight loss drugs in April 2024.…
Health news round-up: clinical research and interdisciplinary working Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…
Beyond GLP-1: the next wave of weight-loss medication innovation From agonists and antagonists to ultrasound therapy, an in-depth look at the drug development pipeline has highlighted several promising new potential weight-loss medicines.…
Health news round-up: diabetes and weight-loss news from EASD Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises clinical trial results from the European Association for the Study of Diabetes conference in Vienna.…
Daily GLP-1 receptor agonist pill leads to ‘significant’ weight loss Average body weight loss in participants taking 36mg of orforglipron (Emgality; Eli Lilly) was 11.2%.…
Medication-related considerations in childhood obesity Obesity affects drug metabolism in several ways, and this is more complex in children than in adults.…
