The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a weight-loss drug to help sleep apnea, becoming the first drug to treat the disorder affecting millions of Americans. On Friday, the federal agency ...

Dec 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Hikma Pharmaceuticals' (HIK.L), opens new tab generic version of Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug (NOVOb.CO), opens new tab ...

Four years after getting the first drug approved by the FDA to treat rare disease hereditary ATTR amyloidosis, Alnylam has got the go-ahead for a second – Amvuttra – which has a simpler ...

MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first prescription medication specifically for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): the weight ...

The Food and Drug Administration announced late Friday that it has approved Zepbound to treat obstructive sleep apnea for those who are moderately or severely obese. The drug is to be used in ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Zepbound (tirzepatide) as the first drug treatment for adults with moderate to severe OSA who also have obesity. The FDA said the approval marks ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first prescription medicine for obstructive sleep apnea: the weight-loss drug Zepbound.The medicine, part of the class known as GLP-1 ...

In a study, people who took Zepbound had fewer breathing interruptions. The FDA has expanded the approval of Eli Lilly’s obesity medication Zepbound to include treating moderate to severe ...

The mega-blockbuster weight loss GLP-1 drug is now also approved to treat obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity, in combination with diet and exercise. Eli Lilly’s weight loss blockbuster has ...

the FDA received 1,516 requests for this designation, and only 587 have been granted. This is in line with previous years, during which around 30-40% of requests have been approved. Dostarlimab ...

A popular weight loss drug has become the first FDA-approved prescription medication to treat obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep apnea can cause a host of health problems, including the inability to ...