On Tuesday, the agency gave the green light for Ozempic to help protect kidney function in people with diabetes and Zepbound as the first-ever drug treatment for sleep apnea in people with obesity.

Ozempic alternatives offer a variety of options for those who want to switch due to side effects, availability, or cost. Below is a breakdown of readily available alternatives, all vetted by our ...

Of those, over 215,000 had been prescribed a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist receptor — the class of drugs that includes Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound, and others — and 1.7 ...