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Eli Lilly vs. The Grey Market: The Future of Peptide Medicine

Eli Lilly’s fight over retatrutide may be about much more than one obesity drug.I’ve been covering retatrutide since early 2023, and since late 2024 I’ve been closely fol

Ozempic & Zepbound Are Changing America in Ways Nobody Expected

Zepbound isn’t just changing people’s weight. GLP-1 medications are beginning to change America itself. Restaurants are rethinking what they serve. Grocery baskets are c

They TRIPLED Wegovy Dose, Does it Beat Zepbound?

This week on On The Pen, The Weekly Dose, we break down one of the biggest weeks in obesity medicine coming out of EASD 2026.Eli Lilly says Zepbound may still outperform

Retatrutide in Court, Compound GLP-1 Under Fire

This week on On The Pen, The Weekly Dose Podcast, retatrutide heads into a major federal court fight as the Department of Justice gives FDA fresh legal ammunition just da

17% Weight Loss in 16 Weeks… Is This Better Than Retatrutide?

Lilly just gave us a glimpse of what could come after today’s GLP-1s, and it may not be about simply pushing patients to stronger drugs and higher doses. This week on On

GLP-1 for 6 Year Olds? Here’s What the Trial Actually Found

Is obesity still a disease worthy of treatment when the patient is six years old? This week, Novo Nordisk released Phase 3 STEP Young data in children ages 6 to 11 with

We’re Solving Obesity. Now Who Pays for It?

This week on On The Pen, the GLP-1 story is moving in two very different directions. The Fifth Circuit handed FDA major wins in the fight over semaglutide and tirzepatid

GLP-1 Coverage Is COLLAPSING in 2027

GLP-1 access is getting tighter just as obesity treatment is becoming more effective, more affordable, and more important to public health. In this episode of the On The

$50 Zepbound Incoming? China Has US in a GLP-1 “Chokehold”

Could GLP-1 medications eventually cost just $40 to $50 per month? Hims & Hers CEO Andrew Dudum thinks so, and if he’s right, it could completely change access to obesity

200 GLP-1 Deaths, Chrissy Metz & a Stunning Harvard Study

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Eli Lilly Earnings Call Recap: Retatrutide News

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Novo Nordisk Warned us For Years About Synthesized Semaglutide. Now They Want In.

Novo Nordisk has spent years warning patients, regulators, lawmakers, and courts about the risks of synthetic semaglutide. Now, as patents begin to expire and China’s pha

Retatrutide Biologic Battle: The Story Gets Bigger

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GLP-1 Showdown: Inside The High Stakes War over Patients

Novo Nordisk just declared legal war on Eli Lilly as the battle over GLP-1 patients intensifies. But just because patients are being fought over does not mean they are be

Medicare, New Drugs, and a Surprising GLP-1 Trend, What Patients Need to Know

What happens when patients stop taking a GLP-1? New real-world data reveals that more than half eventually come back, and it may completely change the way we think about

Compound GLP-1 Poll STUNS THE INTERNET!

What If We've Been Asking the Wrong Question?Patients say compounded GLP-1s are more effective than branded medications. Dave explains why the answer may have nothing to

How To Get $50 GLP-1

Millions of Medicare beneficiaries are about to gain access to GLP-1 weight loss medications for as little as $50 per month through the new Medicare Bridge Program, launc

What Comes After Zepbound? The Biggest ADA 2026 Obesity Drug Breakthroughs

ADA 2026 delivered a massive wave of obesity and diabetes data, and in this episode of On The Pen, Dave Knapp (@manonthemounjaro) sits down with Jen (@JcanNuSH) ​⁠ to bre

Retatrutide Just Reached Bariatric Surgery Results

Dave sits down with nurse practitioner and former Retatrutide clinical trial participant David White to break down the biggest obesity headlines from the 2026 American Di

Retatrutide Before FDA Approval? Lilly Just Changed the Conversation

Dave breaks down an unreported Expanded Access Pathway that Eli Lilly has quietly established for Retatrutide.