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The Countdown to $50 GLP-1 is Here!
In just a few days, millions of Medicare beneficiaries who have been locked out of obesity treatment could gain access to GLP-1 medications for as little as $50 per month.
On this week’s On The Pen Podcast, I sat down with obesity medicine...
A Historic First: The First Patient Receives Retatrutide Outside a Clinical Trial
Last week, On The Pen reported that Eli Lilly was working with the FDA to provide retatrutide through the agency’s expanded access, or compassionate use, pathway. This week, it happened.
According to STAT, a 79-year-old man has become the...
A U.S. Senator Wants the FDA to Investigate GLP-1 Telehealth Companies
Here’s What Patients Should Watch.
A new letter from Senator Jim Banks to Acting FDA Commissioner Kyle Diamantas may offer the clearest indication yet of where the next phase of GLP-1 enforcement is headed. The Indiana Republican is asking...
ADA 2026: What Actually Mattered in the Obesity Medicine Deluge?
ADA 2026 delivered exactly what we expected and then some. New Phase III results. Fresh safety questions. Exciting next-generation therapies. And one growing realization:
The future of obesity medicine is going to be far more complicated t...
FDA’s Latest Telehealth Warning Letters Send a Message
The FDA issued another round of warning letters to telehealth companies last week, and published them today alongside a warning to telehealth companies. But buried beneath the headlines is a signal that could be more important than the lett...
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