Opens in a new tab or window Medical device company Becton Dickinson (BD) may be nearing the end of a shortage of plastic bottles used to contain blood culture media, a company official said Tuesday.

CMS instructed laboratories to contact their accrediting organizations or state agencies before and if they plan to switch to glass media bottles because of the shortage. CMS issued a statement ...

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Aug. 27, 2024 – The maker of the weight loss drug Zepbound is offering the drug at a reduced price for people willing to buy it directly from the company in vials, rather than auto-injector pens.

When combined with GLP-1, GIP plays an important role in blood glucose regulation and fat ... the new version of the drug comes in a vial and requires patients to inject it with their own syringe.

Eli Lilly & Co. is now selling vials of its blockbuster weight-loss drug Zepbound to patients for as little as $399 a month as it works to overcome supply shortages of wildly popular shots.

Eli Lilly will now sell cheaper vials of Zepbound, presenting a direct challenge to telehealth companies that offer compounded versions of the medication. By Dani Blum With high demand for drugs ...

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Eli Lilly & Co. LLY said Tuesday that patients can now access 2.5- and 5-milligram single-dose vials of its weight-loss treatment Zepbound with an on-label prescription at a discount of at least ...