FDA Approves First Medication for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
5 days ago · Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Zepbound (tirzepatide) for the treatment of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults with obesity, to be used in...
Zepbound approval for sleep apnea | AASM statement
3 days ago · The FDA approval of Zepbound for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity is a positive development for patients and clinicians, who now have another treatment option for this sleep disorder. A sleep physician and the team of sleep experts at an AASM-accredited sleep center can help patients who have sleep apnea ...
FDA Approves Zepbound for Obstructive Sleep Apnea - WebMD
2 days ago · Dec. 23, 2024 -- The FDA has approved the first prescription drug, Zepbound, for treating moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults with obesity. Studies have shown that when ...
FDA approves Zepbound® (tirzepatide) as the first and only …
5 days ago · Zepbound ® (tirzepatide) injection is FDA-approved to treat adults with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea and obesity. It is also approved in combination with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity to reduce excess body weight and maintain weight reduction long term in adults with obesity or adults with overweight in ...
FDA approves weight-loss drug Zepbound for obstructive sleep apnea
5 days ago · The FDA approval for sleep apnea is based on two company-sponsored trials encompassing about 470 participants, one in which patients were being treated with continuous positive air pressure, or ...
Zepbound Gets FDA Approval to Treat Sleep Apnea - Verywell …
2 days ago · The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Dec. 20 approved the obesity medication Zepbound as the first pharmaceutical treatment for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults with obesity. Obesity is a major risk factor for OSA, a condition characterized by disordered breathing ...
GLP-1 Zepbound Is Approved As First Drug For Sleep Apnea
2 days ago · MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first prescription medication specifically for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA):...
FDA approves weight loss drug Zepbound for sleep apnea - NBC …
5 days ago · The approval is based on two trials of men and women with obesity and moderate to severe sleep apnea. In Lilly's sleep apnea research, people who took Zepbound lost around 20% of their body weight ...
FDA approves weight loss drug Zepbound to treat sleep apnea : …
4 days ago · The weight loss drug Zepbound has become the first prescription medication approved to treat obstructive sleep apnea. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the use of Zepbound ...
GLP-1 Zepbound is approved as first drug for sleep apnea
2 days ago · FDA approval for Zepbound in treating sleep apnea was based on two previous Eli Lilly-sponsored trials published in the New England Journal of Medicine involving nearly 470 participants, some of ...