The decision is likely to drive up already sky-high demand for the treatment.
Share on linkedin A Mounjaro injection pen. The drug will be marketed under the name Zepbound for weight loss. Photo: Sandy Huffaker for The Washington Post via Getty Images., making it the second in a new class of drugs to receive the agency's OK as an obesity treatment.
It's part of the GLP-1 class of drugs that reduce appetite and food intake by activating hormone receptors to improve blood sugar control. The FDA approved Zepbound for people with at least one weight-related condition to use the once-a-week shot with diet and exercise.
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