The Problematic Arrival Of Anti Obesity Drugs
Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide was approved as an obesity treatment (under the brand name Wegovy) in adults back in June 2021 in the US and in early 2022 in the United Kingdom and the European Union. At the end of 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration also approved it for treating obesity in children aged 12 and up. On its heels, Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide (or Mounjaro)—approved for treating diabetes—is likely to be authorized for treating obesity in the US later this year....