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Blocked From Selling Off-Brand Ozempic, Telehealth Startups Embrace a Less Effective Drug


As the FDA halts the sale of Ozempic and Zepbound copycats, online clinics have begun offering liraglutide, an older GLP-1 medication injected daily instead of weekly.

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