FDA Approves 1st Medication for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

FDA approves first medication for obstructive sleep apnea, which also promotes weight loss
The FDA approved a new drug treatment for obstructive sleep apnea that improves the condition through weight loss. Sleep expert Dr. Wendy Troxel discusses the impact of the new development.
FDA Approves Weight Loss Medication Zepbound to Treat Sleep Apnea
The federal agency authorized the use of the Eli Lilly & Co. weight loss drug for “treatment of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults with obesity.” In addition to the GLP-1 prescription, the FDA suggests that users reduce their calorie intake and increase their exercise.
Obesity Drug Zepbound Approved for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new indication for Eli Lilly’s formulation of tirzepatide to treat moderate to severe OSA in people with obesity.
F.D.A. Approves Weight Loss Drug to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Zepbound is the first prescription drug approved specifically to treat the common condition. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the weight loss drug Zepbound to treat obstructive sleep apnea. It is the first prescription medication approved to treat the common sleep disorder.
Lilly Rises on FDA Approval of Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound for Sleep Apnea
Key Takeaways Eli Lilly's Zepbound has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a treatment for adults with sleep apnea and obesity, the drugmaker said after the bell Friday.Trials of the Lilly drug found that it helped reduce the number of breathing disruptions in an average night of sleep.
The First Sleep Apnea Drug Is Here
T he weight-loss drug Zepbound (tirzepatide) now has another major benefit: on Dec. 20, it became the first drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat obstructive sleep apnea.
FDA approves anti-obesity drug as first sleep apnea medication
The US FDA approved Eli Lilly's Zepbound as the first ever medication for obstructive sleep apnea for patients who also have obesity
GLP-1 Zepbound is approved as first drug for sleep apnea
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first prescription medication specifically for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA): the weight-loss drug Zepbound.
Zepbound Gets FDA Approval to Treat Sleep Apnea
The obesity medication Zepbound can be used on-label to treat obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity, the FDA announced today.
FDA Approves First Medication for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
"Today's approval marks the first drug treatment option for certain patients with obstructive sleep apnea," said Sally Seymour, M.D., director of the Division of Pulmonology, Allergy, and Critical Care in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
Zepbound Approved For Sleep Apnea
An estimated 39 million American adults suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, a condition in which the upper airway is blocked while sleeping.
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