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STAT+: EU regulator recommends expanding diabetes drug Mounjaro’s approval to include obesity

STAT

regulators in Europe on Friday recommended that the approval of Eli Lilly’s diabetes drug Mounjaro be widened to include obesity.   Doctors have been prescribing the diabetes drugs off-label for obesity, but having specific authorization could streamline the process of getting the medicines.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Lilly diabetes drug back on shelves after two-month shortage; AbbVie sued for human rights violations over Humira pricing

STAT

… Eli Lilly says that all doses of its new Mounjaro diabetes drug are now available after social-media enthusiasm about weight-loss benefits sparked a two-month-long shortage , Bloomberg News tells us. last May to help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar levels. The drug was approved in the U.S.

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Counterfeit diabetes pens identified in EU and UK

European Pharmaceutical Review

According to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), pre-filled pens falsely labelled as the type 2 diabetes medicine Ozempic ( semaglutide , 1mg, solution for injection) have been identified at wholesalers in the EU and the UK. The pens, with labels in German, originated from wholesalers in Austria and Germany.

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Semaglutide could provide novel dual benefit in diabetes and kidney disease

European Pharmaceutical Review

“Approximately 40 percent of people with type 2 diabetes have chronic kidney disease, so the positive results from FLOW demonstrate the potential for semaglutide to become the first GLP-1 treatment option for people living with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.”

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Off-label Use

RX Note

In fact, off-label drug uses can become widely entrenched in clinical practice and become predominant treatments for a given clinical condition. In a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine , off-label use lacking strong scientific evidence had a higher adverse drug event rate compared with on-label use.

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FDA Approves Label Update for Semaglutide, Allowing Use as First-Line Option for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

Pharmacy Times

Label update removes a previous limitation that stated the medication should not be used as initial therapy for treating patients with type 2 diabetes.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about fake Ozempic, the FTC policing pharma, and more

STAT

last year after taking suspected fake versions of Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic , Reuters reports, citing data from America’s Poison Centers. One Ozempic and similar diabetes medicines have been increasingly used off label for weight loss. Food and Drug Administration to identify public health risks.

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