A NEW weight loss jab that only needs to be taken once monthly leads to “substantial weight loss”, according to early trials.

A new drug from California-based pharma company Amgen, which has concluded a phase II trial, shows promise as a powerful ...

MariTide is designed to combine the effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor activation with glucose-dependent ...

The once-monthly drug is still under study but could provide added convenience and another option for patients.

Drugs such as Ozempic (a brand name for semaglutide) are showing promise for weight loss. Another medication in the same ...

In a Phase II trial, Amgen’s investigational therapy MariTide (maridebart cafraglutide) delivered significant, sustained ...

Amgen’s monthly obesity candidate led to substantial weight loss but a high rate of side effects and discontinuations in a ...

In the race to make the most tolerable obesity drug, there seems to be no clear winner—at least not according to analysts ...

Trial finds weight loss drug taken monthly helps people lose 20% of body weight – but adverse GI events were ‘common’ - The ...

While Amgen’s monthly obesity candidate MariTide helped patients lose significant amounts of weight in a phase 2 study, ...

Alternatives to weekly injections of weight-loss drugs may be on the way. A monthly dose of a new drug called MariTide helped ...

Amgen's long-acting experimental obesity drug MariTide needs to be given at a low starting dose to limit side effects like ...