Weight loss is big business, and the popularity of Ozempic, the FDA-approved prescription T2D drug, was boosted by those using it off-label for weight loss. Called “the poor man’s Ozempic,” psyllium husk is enjoying a rise in interest as an affordable alternative to semaglutide. But does it deliver on the promise of weight loss?
Mickie Cathers
On September 12, 2023, the FDA Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee unanimously agreed that oral phenylephrine is ineffective, setting the stage for FDA to require its removal from hundreds of nonprescription products. But why did it take so long for a decongestant that patients claimed didn’t work to be brought to the committee for evaluation?
Mary Warner
Updates from FDA
For those with dry, itchy, red, or irritated eyes, nonprescription eyedrops can provide fast and inexpensive, but short-term, relief.