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Hospitalizations With Fake Ozempic; Vosoritide OK'd for All Ages; Mounjaro for Kids?

— News and commentary from the endocrinology world

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Law enforcement and public health officials say a surge in that help with weight loss like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) may be the worst since counterfeit erectile dysfunction drugs. (Reuters)

And several people were hospitalized in Austria after using a reportedly . (Reuters)

Sitagliptin (Zituvio) was in 25-mg, 50-mg, and 100-mg strengths, Zydus Lifesciences announced.

The FDA also for achondroplasia with open epiphyses to include children of all ages with open growth plates, BioMarin said.

The investigational oral drug and normalized levels of parathyroid hormone in people with autosomal dominant hypocalcemia type 1 in a 13-patient trial. (New England Journal of Medicine)

Researchers are paying more attention to potential ties between . (STAT)

About 7% of progressed to full-blown type 2 diabetes over a 7-year period. (Journal of the Endocrine Society)

Reuters reported that Eli Lilly used a Switzerland-based contract drugmaker in preparation for its possible FDA approval for weight management.

And Lilly reportedly is planning to with obesity in a clinical trial. (Bloomberg)

People who consumed had a 50% higher risk of type 2 diabetes. (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)

Every doubling of exposure to perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (n-PFOS) was linked with a 56% increased risk of thyroid cancer. (eBioMedicine)

Novo Nordisk pulled the plug early on the once-weekly injectable in people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease for efficacy.

But in response to the positive trial news of semaglutide (Ozempic) in kidney disease, that the GLP-1 receptor agonist may only benefit some of these patients. (Reuters)

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    Kristen Monaco is a senior staff writer, focusing on endocrinology, psychiatry, and nephrology news. Based out of the New York City office, she’s worked at the company since 2015.