They set up a policy where compounders could work around FDA approval guidelines in cases of shortages." But right now, there is no shortage of GLP-1 medications, and because companies like Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have patents, patients are likely years away from FDA-approved generics
Jastreboff and colleagues studied the obesity Phase 2 in NEJM observing mean body weight reduction reaching approximately 24 percent at the 12 mg dose tier at 48 weeks (PMID 37366315)
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Obesity Drugs Are Scaling Fast Apr 22, 2026 Innovation and policy support could more than double sales of GLP-1 medications by 2035