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Eli Lilly, which makes obesity and diabetes drugs like Zepbound and Mounjaro, has launched a new website that connects patients to telehealth services, but the service worries some health experts.
Eli Lilly has launched a unique website to connect U.S. patients seeking obesity treatment to doctors, dieticians and its new weight-loss drug, Zepbound. The drugmaker said Thursday it will use the site, called LillyDirect, to pair visitors with third-party mail-order pharmacies for prescriptions and to care providers through a virtual medical weight-loss clinic. The site […]
Doctor about ozempic in 2020. she says he eventually prescribed it, but kept her on a low dose for a year, even though her weight wasn't changing. so she asked about a higher dose or other medications. you felt like you needed to keep raising the issue? >> that's it. i have seen physicians who almost seem afraid to be proactive with people who are overweight. and i think that really impedes getting access to good care. >> reporter: both ozempic and mounjaro are drugs for diabetes, but also used offlabel for weight loss. wegovy and zepbound are now the two versions of the drugs, specifically in...
Eli Lilly has launched a unique website to connect U.S. patients seeking obesity treatment to doctors, dieticians and its new weight-loss drug, Zepbound
The platform, called LillyDirect, joins a growing field of websites offering telehealth prescriptions for weight loss drugs.