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NEW DELHI: The Drugs Controller of India is intensifying its regulatory surveillance against the illegal sale and promotion of weight loss drugs (GLP-1), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday.According to the ministry, the move aims to ensure ethical pharmaceutical practices across the drug supply chain.“With the recent introduction of multiple generic…
NEW DELHI : Weight-loss therapy costs are set to reduce substantially by up to 90%, with generic versions of injectable semaglutide are expected to hit pharmacy shelves from March 21. The move kicks off one of the most closely watched price wars in the high-stakes obesity and diabetes drug market.This is in the wake of…
Michael B. Jordan’s triumphant Oscar victory is a testament to his unwavering commitment to physical excellence. His fitness philosophy revolves around a structured regimen, nutritious eating, and relentless perseverance, illustrating a vital truth: lasting change emerges from the power of incremental habits. When Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor at the 98th Academy Awards for…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has warned pharmaceutical companies against promoting prescription weight-loss GLP-1 drugs – popularly sold under brand names Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro – through advertisements or “disease awareness” campaigns that indirectly encourage their use among the public.In an advisory, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation said it had come to its notice that some…
Actress and model Barbie Ferreira has taken social media by storm after debuting a dramatically slimmer look and a cinched waistline during the Paris Fashion Week.The ‘Euphoria‘ star, who shot to fame in the series and modelling world for her ‘body positive’ stance, made jaws drop with her striking appearance in a bold sheer cut-out…
Kelly Osbourne has clapped back at trolls shaming her for her new slimmer physique. The singer, in a social media post, came out against online body-shaming and those leaving hurtful comments about her appearance, after she took to the stage at the Brit Awards to accept her late father, Ozzy Osbourne‘s, posthumous lifetime achievement award….
NEW DELHI: The country’s anti-obesity market is headed for a pricing shake-up, with a clutch of pharma companies readying plans to launch affordable versions of the blockbuster weight-loss medicines Wegovy and Ozempic. This follows the expiry of the patent of semaglutide, the key ingredient in these injectable medications, on March 20, clearing the entry of…
Scroll through social media for five minutes and you will see it. Dramatic before-and-after photos. Red carpet reveals. Rumors about which celebrity “secretly” used a weight loss injection. And suddenly, what used to be a prescription medication for diabetes is being talked about like it’s a beauty hack.The buzz around weight loss drugs has exploded….
NEW DELHI: Once relegated to the fringes of lifestyle care, obesity drugs have emerged as one of the world’s most powerful growth sectors, ranked by McKinsey alongside AI, EVs and robotics as trillion-dollar opportunities by 2040. In India, the surge in the weight-loss and metabolic therapy market is set to shape pharma’s growth narrative in…
Diplomacy rarely hinges on small talk, but in an unusual backchannel between Washington and Minsk, a casual exchange about weight loss became part of a negotiation that helped secure the release of political prisoners in Belarus. The episode centres on John P. Coale, a senior US envoy with close ties to President Donald Trump, and…
