Weight-loss drugs are life-changing — and expensive. Here's one woman's solution.

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Tara Rothenhoefer has been taking tirzepatide for more than four years, and only in the past six months has she felt secure in having an affordable supply.

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Eli Lilly just halved the price of its weight-loss drug — declaring war on the booming market of knock-offs

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Popular weight loss medication tirzepatide, sold as Zepbound, will now be available at a steep discount from manufacturer Eli Lilly, in an attempt to fight back against cheap knock-off versions of the drug.

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Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug may prevent diabetes — but there's 1 unanswered question

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A Man’s Rapid Weight Loss From Obesity Drug Led to Heart Problems

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Messing With Brain Proteins Made Ozempic-Like Drugs More Effective, Less Nauseating

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Supplies of Wegovy and Other Weight Loss Drugs Can Now Be Tracked by Patients

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As Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly struggle to keep up with soaring demand for their popular diabetes and weight loss drugs, healthcare companies are introducing supply trackers to help patients navigate ongoing shortages.

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Hims & Hers Will Sell Wegovy-Like Weight Loss Drugs for $199

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The millennial-skewed telehealth platform Hims & Hers announced Monday that is now offering customers a compounded version of semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.

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Eli Lilly to Celebs: Stop Hoarding Our Weight-Loss Drugs

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Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is making a plea to some of its customers: stop hoarding our weight loss drugs. In a new Oscar-themed commercial set to run on TV this weekend, the drugmaker is not-so-subtly telling people to stay away from its new blockbuster medications if they’re only looking to lose a few pounds.…

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Healthcare companies are promising to help patients quit Wegovy. There's just one problem with that.

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