Ike Swetlitz

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  • Semaglutide medications Wegovy and Ozempic are picturedHealth

    Wegovy, Ozempic shortage declared over, hitting copycats like Hims & Hers

    By Bloomberg, Madison Muller, and others
  • INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 17: A flag flies above the headquarters campus of Eli Lilly and Company on March 17, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Lilly, a pharmaceutical company, employs more than 12.000 people in Indianapolis and more than 42,000 worldwide. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Health

    Demand for weight-loss drug Zepbound is so strong that Eli Lilly is warning patients may leave pharmacies empty-handed

    By Ike Swetlitz, Madison Muller, and others
  • The Food and Drug Administration authorized importation of penicillin G benzathine made by a French company, Laboratoires Delbert. Pfizer’s Bicillin L-A, the only version of the drug available in the U.S., has been in short supply since April.Health

    FDA allows imports of French syphilis drug alternate during US penicillin shortage

    By Ike Swetlitz and Bloomberg
  • BEIJING, CHINA – MARCH 25: Albert Bourla, chief executive officer of Pfizer Inc., speaks during China Development Forum (CDF) 2023 at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 25, 2023 in Beijing, China. CDF 2023 will focus on topics such as the global industrial chain and supply chain, the strategy of expanding domestic demand, reform of the fiscal and taxation system, high-level opening-up, green transformation and forestalling and defusing financial risks.  (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)Health

    Pfizer plant’s tornado damage may exacerbate existing shortages of critical drugs

    By Ike Swetlitz and Bloomberg
  • UNITED STATES – JANUARY 19: Ten milligram tablets of the hyperactivity drug, Adderall, made by Shire Plc, is shown in a Cambridge, Massachusetts pharmacy Thursday, January 19, 2006. Shire Plc, the U.K.’s third-largest drugmaker, said it settled a patent-infringement lawsuit against Impax Laboratories Inc. over its best-selling drug, Adderall XR, used to treat hyperactivity. (Photo by Jb Reed/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Health

    The ADHD drug shortage is spreading as supplies of a popular alternative to Adderall run worryingly low

    By Ike Swetlitz and Bloomberg
  • Xanax 0,25 mg Alprazolam France. (Photo by: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Health

    Secret limits to stop ‘suspicious’ Xanax and Adderall orders are forcing some legitimate patients to scramble

    By Ike Swetlitz and Bloomberg
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    Donald Trump Was Named ‘Grand Benefactor’ For a Charity—Without Giving a Dime

    By Ike Swetlitz and STAT News