Femi Aremu, PharmD, is a Drug Information Pharmacist for Red Ventures and practiced in a COVID-19 clinic for the University of Chicago Medicine. Ozempic (semaglutide) is a medicine used to manage ...

Stop taking Ozempic® at least two months before pregnancy, and let your healthcare provider know if you’d like to try for a baby. Ozempic® (semaglutide) is a once-weekly injection, so you know it ...

Zepbound (tirzepatide) and Ozempic (semaglutide) are brand-name subcutaneous injections. They’re both prescribed for weight loss and weight management, but only Zepbound has been FDA-approved for this ...

Metformin vs. Ozempic: What’s the Difference? Metformin (Fortamet, Glumetza) and semaglutide (Ozempic, Rybelsus) are medicines that treat type 2 diabetes. They both lower blood sugar, but they work ...

Ozempic can cause stomach paralysis (gastroparesis), but it’s a rare side effect. The medication slows the movement of food from your stomach to your intestines, which helps you feel fuller and ...

Scientists are uncovering how GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy act on brain regions that control hunger, nausea, pleasure-based eating, and thirst. These discoveries may help create treatments that ...

Content warning: This story discusses eating disorders. Jade Thirlwall is fighting an ongoing battle. The Little Mix alum, who has been open about her past struggles with anorexia, recently admitted ...

Could diabetes and weight loss drugs like Ozempic (semaglutide) also protect the brain from stroke damage—or even help prevent strokes entirely? Three new studies suggest they might, with the ...

The cookbook author is getting candid about her time taking Ozempic, explaining she started taking the type 2 diabetes medication—which has been shown to help with weight loss—after losing her and ...

Ozempic (semaglutide) is a medicine used to manage blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. It can also help you lose weight—but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not approve Ozempic ...