The 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. In the trial that Lilly, the drug’s manufacturer, submitted in April to the FDA, scientists reported that the drug helped people who were overweight or obese with sleep apnea reduce a standard measure of restricted breathing by 63%, leading to 30 fewer interrupted sleep events a night on average compared to those given a placebo.
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- FDA approves weight-loss drug Zepbound for obstructive sleep apnea
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first prescription medicine for obstructive sleep apnea: the weight-loss drug Zepbound.
12/20/2024 - 4:38 am | View Link - FDA Says Knockoff Versions of Lilly Obesity Drug Must Come off the Market
The federal government is phasing out off-brand copies of two blockbuster drugs used to treat obesity and diabetes
12/19/2024 - 7:02 am | View Link - More
- Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea is a condition in which a child's breathing is partly or completely blocked during sleep. Breathing can briefly stop and start again many times a night. The condition happens when the upper airway narrows or is blocked during sleep.
12/20/2024 - 1:11 am | View Link - Apnea del sueño
Apnea central del sueño surgida durante el tratamiento (también conocida como apnea del sueño compleja): ocurre cuando alguien tiene apnea obstructiva del sueño, diagnosticada mediante un estudio del sueño, que se convierte en apnea central del sueño cuando recibe tratamiento para la AOS.
12/19/2024 - 8:25 pm | View Link - Central sleep apnea
If you're diagnosed with central sleep apnea, staff might wake you to start a therapy for the second half of the night. The therapy might be positive airway pressure or supplemental oxygen. Polysomnography can help diagnose central sleep apnea.
12/19/2024 - 9:26 am | View Link - Obstructive sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder. People with obstructive sleep apnea repeatedly stop and start breathing while they sleep. There are several types of sleep apnea.
12/19/2024 - 9:05 am | View Link - Central sleep apnea
Central sleep apnea is a disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep. Central sleep apnea occurs because the brain doesn't send proper signals to the muscles that control breathing.
12/19/2024 - 5:58 am | View Link - More
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