November 19, 20240 Comments

Popular weight-loss drug Wegovy goes on sale in China

Novo Nordisk has launched its weight-loss drug Wegovy in China after it was approved by local health authorities in June. It is set to intensify competition with rival Eli Lilly, whose popular weight-loss treatment also got the green light months ago but has yet to go on sale in the world’s second largest pharmaceutical market. More than 180 million people live with obesity in China. According to Chinese business news

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November 8, 20240 Comments

Nurse’s death linked to weight-loss drug Mounjaro approved on NHS

BBC Susan McGowan died two weeks after taking tirzepatide – brand name Mounjaro The death of a nurse from North Lanarkshire has been linked to the use of a weight-loss drug recently approved for use on the NHS. Susan McGowan, 58, took two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, known under the brand name Mounjaro, over the course of about two weeks before her death on 4 September. Her death certificate, seen

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