Paris, June 20, 2025 (AFP) - The new generation of blockbuster weight-loss drugs, explained

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2025-06-21

A new generation of weight-loss drugs has proven remarkably effective, hugely popular and massively lucrative in the last few years, though they do have some drawbacks. After France on Friday became the latest country to allow all doctors, rather than just specialists, to prescribe these drugs, here are some key questions about them. The most well-known of this new wave of drugs are Danish pharma firm Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy, as well......

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