The FDA's approval of a new use for Wegovy potentially opens up access to the drug for more than 3 million people on Medicare, according to a new study.

Women have been warned against getting pregnant while on Ozempic, amid fears that the celebrity weight-loss drug is being misused in the United States to boost fertility.

The FDA says the medication Zepbound has limited availability in all doses except one through June. Another popular drug, Wegovy, is also experiencing shortages on all but one dose, but doesn't indicate when it might ease. Patients, like Tara Dykens of Massachusetts, are having to switch to a compounded version of the drug.

Recent injected drugs like Wegovy and its predecessor, the diabetes medication Ozempic, are reshaping the U.S. health and fitness industries.

A little over a year ago, the 58-year-old Manhattan resident went on a new weight loss drug called Wegovy. He's lost 30 pounds, and has started eating healthier food and exercising — the habits behind many commercial diet plans and decades of conventional wisdom on sustainable weight loss.

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