FDA Approves 1st Medication for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

FDA approves first medication for obstructive sleep apnea, which also promotes weight loss
The FDA approved a new drug treatment for obstructive sleep apnea that improves the condition through weight loss. Sleep expert Dr. Wendy Troxel discusses the impact of the new development.
FDA Approves Weight Loss Medication Zepbound to Treat Sleep Apnea
The federal agency authorized the use of the Eli Lilly & Co. weight loss drug for “treatment of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults with obesity.” In addition to the GLP-1 prescription, the FDA suggests that users reduce their calorie intake and increase their exercise.
F.D.A. Approves Weight Loss Drug to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Zepbound is the first prescription drug approved specifically to treat the common condition. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the weight loss drug Zepbound to treat obstructive sleep apnea. It is the first prescription medication approved to treat the common sleep disorder.
The First Sleep Apnea Drug Is Here
T he 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.
Tirzepatide Gets FDA Approval for Sleep Apnea in Adults With Obesity
The nod, just months after topline results from SURMOUNT-OSA came out, makes it the first drug approved for this indication.
FDA approves Zepbound as a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
Zepbound is Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug. Now, it is also a drug to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has appro
Obesity Drug Zepbound Approved for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new indication for Eli Lilly’s formulation of tirzepatide to treat moderate to severe OSA in people with obesity.
FDA Approves First Sleep Apnea Drug
"Today's approval marks the first drug treatment option for certain patients with obstructive sleep apnea," said Sally Seymour, MD, director of the Division of Pulmonology, Allergy, and Critical Care in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, in a statement. "This is a major step forward for patients with obstructive sleep apnea."
Lilly’s Zepbound Snags First Ever Sleep Apnea Drug Approval
The mega-blockbuster weight loss GLP-1 drug is now also approved to treat obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity, in combination with diet and exercise.
FDA approves Zepbound for obstructive sleep apnea
Zepbound, a popular weight loss drug, has become the first FDA-approved prescription medication to treat obstructive sleep apnea.
Zepbound Approved For Sleep Apnea
An estimated 39 million American adults suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, a condition in which the upper airway is blocked while sleeping.
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The popular weight-loss drug Zepbound can now be used to treat sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea happens when a person's upper airway becomes blocked ... The drug's active ingredient, tirzepatide, is marketed as Zepbound for weight loss and Mounjaro as a diabetes ...