FDA announces end to Wegovy and Ozempic drug shortages

FDA says Ozempic shortage is over, chilling boom in off-brand versions
The FDA has now resolved the shortages of Novo Nordisk’s and Eli Lilly’s blockbuster weight-loss drugs, which could spell the end to the booming market for cheaper versions made by pharmacies.
Ozempic and Wegovy are no longer in shortage, FDA says
Blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are no longer in shortage, the US Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
Generic Wegovy, Ozempic compounds may become harder to get as FDA removes drug from shortage list
Compounding pharmacies producing cheaper semaglutide products have been given notice they will soon have to stop, as the drug is no longer on the FDA shortage list.
FDA declares end to Wegovy and Ozempic shortage
The agency first declared a shortage of semaglutide, the main ingredient used to make Ozempic and Wegovy, in 2022.
FDA sets deadline to end sales of Ozempic, Wegovy copycats
Semaglutide — the key ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy — had been in shortage since 2022. Now that supply has stabilized, state-licensed compounding pharmacies and physicians must stop selling compounded semaglutide by April 22, while outsourcing facilities have until May 22 to cease production and distribution.
Ozempic and Wegovy officially moved off FDA’s drug shortage list
Ozempic and Wegovy, the widely popular forms of semaglutide sold to treat diabetes and obesity, have officially been removed from the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug shortage list
FDA says Ozempic and Wegovy shortage is ending. That’s bad news for this wellness stock.
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Shortage of popular drugs Wegovy and Ozempic is over, FDA says.
The FDA said the shortage of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic is resolved. The move could limit cheaper compounded versions
FDA removes semaglutide from drug shortage list
The FDA has removed semaglutide from its drug shortage list after the agency determined the current supply of the drug can meet present and future demand, Novo Nordisk and the FDA announced. On Feb. 21,
Novo’s Weight Loss Drugs Removed from FDA Shortage List
The FDA said weight-loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are no longer on shortage list. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday there was no longer a shortage of Novo Nordisk’s popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs,
End of Ozempic, Wegovy shortage means copycats must stop production
The FDA says the nationwide shortage for Ozempic and Wegovy is over, but as CBS News New York's Ali Bauman explains, that supply change could lead to consumers paying more.
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