FDA Approves First Medication for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Today, the FDA approved the first medication for the treatment of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity, to be used in combination with a reduced-calorie diet and ...
FDA approves weight loss drug Zepbound for sleep apnea - NBC News
Dec 20, 2024 · Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, can now be used to treat obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity, the FDA said. It's the first medication for the disorder, which affects about...
FDA Approves Zepbound for Obstructive Sleep Apnea - WebMD
Dec. 23, 2024 -- The FDA has approved the first prescription drug, Zepbound, for treating moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults with obesity.
FDA approves weight-loss drug Zepbound for obstructive sleep apnea
Dec 20, 2024 · The US 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...
GLP-1 Zepbound Is Approved As First Drug For Sleep Apnea - U.S. News …
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...
FDA approves weight loss drug Zepbound to treat sleep apnea : …
Dec 21, 2024 · The FDA approval comes amid growing discussion about the potential uses of weight loss drugs beyond treating obesity and diabetes. In addition to sleep apnea, there has been increasing interest in ...
FDA approves Zepbound® (tirzepatide) as the first and only …
Zepbound ® (tirzepatide) injection is FDA-approved to treat adults with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea and obesity. It is also approved in combination with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity to reduce excess body weight and maintain weight reduction long term in adults with obesity or adults with overweight in ...
F.D.A. Approves Weight Loss Drug to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Dec 20, 2024 · The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the weight loss drug Zepbound to treat obstructive sleep apnea. It is the first prescription medication approved to treat the common sleep disorder.
FDA ApprovesWeight-Loss Drug Zepbound For Sleep Apnea
Dec 20, 2024 · The FDA gave Zepbound “fast track” approval to study its uses for overweight or obese adults with comorbidities like sleep apnea in 2022, around when weight-loss drugs began growing in popularity.
Lilly's weight-loss treatment Zepbound becomes first FDA …
Dec 20, 2024 · The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Eli Lilly's weight-loss treatment, Zepbound, for obstructive sleep apnea, making it the first drug greenlighted to directly treat...