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WeightWatchers enters weight loss drug market with acquisition

The weight-loss programs provider is partnering with a telemedicine company that prescribes the class of drugs that can aid weight reduction, like Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro. 
Photo: Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
By Emma Court, bloomberg

WW International Inc. looked at more than 30 different startups that prescribe obesity medications before acquiring the telemedicine company Sequence last month, Chief Executive Officer Sima Sistani said.

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