The Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drug Zepbound on Dec. 27 to treat sleep apnea, a common but potentially serious sleep-related breathing disorder, making it the first medication for certain patients with the condition.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday there was no longer a shortage of Eli Lilly’s (LLY.N) blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs following a re-evaluation of their supply by the agency.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stood by an earlier decision confirming that the tirzepatide shortage is over. The end of the shortage means that pharmacies making compounded versions of the drug will have to stop production.

Specialty pharmacies and online companies that have been selling off-brand copies of two blockbuster drugs for obesity and diabetes will need to phase out their versions next year under a federal decision issued Thursday.

Eli Lilly (LLY) announced today that its blockbuster weight-loss drug Zepbound was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the first prescription drug to help alleviate moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for adults with obesity.

The FDA has doubled down on its decision to remove Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide from its list of products that are in shortage. | The FDA has doubled down on its decision to remove Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide from its list of products that are in shortage.

The FDA has expanded the approval of Eli Lilly’s obesity medication Zepbound to include treating moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea for people with obesity.

Following rapid (and pricey) expansion efforts from Novo and Lilly, plus recent shortage updates at the FDA, “positive signals” are emerging when it comes to the consistent supply of GLP-1 medicines for diabetes and weight loss, Bill Coyle, global head of biopharma at ZS, said in a recent interview.

“We conclude that the information and data Lilly has provided to FDA demonstrate that Lilly’s supply is currently meeting or exceeding demand for these drug products and that Lilly has ...

The FDA said Thursday it’s standing by its earlier decision that the shortage of tirzepatide — the active ingredient in Eli Lilly’s diabetes and weight loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound — is over.

Zepbound, a drug approved by the FDA, has been shown to reduce the severity of obstructive sleep apnea in obese adults, although it is not a cure and requires weight loss to be maintained over

Shares of ResMed and Inspire Medical Systems fell after the FDA approved Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug Zepbound to treat moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity.