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It has been an exciting summer for our new GLP-1 weight loss medications, Wegovy (semaglutide) and Zepbound (tirzepatide). This information is current as of 9/8/2024. Semaglutide At this time, all doses of Wegovy are available at retail pharmacies. Further, all doses of Ozempic are generally available at retail pharmacies as well. If you have insurance […]

Unless you live under a rock, by now you’ve heard of semaglutide – the weekly weight loss injection. But how does semaglutide stack up against the first-ever weight loss medication, phentermine? History of Semaglutide and Phentermine Semaglutide was developed by Novo Nordisk as a treatment for type 2 diabetes and marketed as Ozempic in 2017, […]

There are two new heavyweights (? lightweights) in town duking it out to help people lose weight and keep it off: semaglutide and tirzepatide. How do semaglutide and tirzepatide for weight loss stack up? How do semaglutide and tirzepatide work? In the early 1990’s, scientists observed that there was a toxin found in Gila monster […]

Today, November 11th 2023, represents a tipping point in the treatment of obesity. For decades, doctors have viewed obesity as a cosmetic issue, and have resisted treating it with medications due to safety concerns prompted by drugs of old like “Fen-phen” which were released with inadequate safety studies and resulted in harm. Today, for the […]

For the first time in the history of obesity medicine, a drug has been shown to lower the risk of heart attack and stroke by 20%. For decades, doctors have helped patients reduce their cardiovascular risk by prescribing medications for hypertension and high cholesterol. We now know that treating obesity with medication is similarly compelling. […]