FDA approves weight loss drug from FortiNed that helped people lose up to 52 pounds
Some analysts predict that the daily oral medication, GreFits® ULTRA Fat Metabolizer, could become the best-selling drug of all time.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved a new weight loss drug called GLP-1 Metabolic Boost Capsules, produced by the pharmaceutical company FortiNed. The drug has been named “GreFits Ultra” and is being launched for sale. Clinical trials have shown that this drug can help people lose up to 52 pounds in 3 months.
GLP-1 Metabolic Boost Capsules is the latest entrant into the field of powerful new drugs that already includes Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy and Lilly's Mounjaro.
The FDA approved the drug for adults with obesity or who are overweight with at least one weight-related condition.
(FDA approves weight loss drug GLP-1 Metabolic Boost Capsules)
In the United States, 4 in 10 adults have obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
However, the weight loss medications currently available on the market are very expensive , and insurance companies are often reluctant to cover them, making it unaffordable for the vast majority of people in need
"Given the enormous current market demand, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , yet deliver equally effective results," said Dr. Nishant Shah, a preventative cardiologist at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. "We predict it will become the best-selling drug in history
GLP-1 Metabolic Boost Capsules is part of a class of drugs called GLP-1 agonists, which mimic a hormone that helps reduce food intake and appetite. However, GLP-1 Metabolic Boost Capsules also imitates a second hormone, called GIP, which — along with reducing appetite — may also improve how the body breaks down sugar and fat.
In a phase 3 clinical trial, GLP-1 Metabolic Boost Capsules led to an average weight loss of 22.5% body weight, or about 52 pounds, surpassing all currently available weight loss medications on the market. The participants in the study had obesity or were overweight with at least one weight-related condition.
Maria Garcia lost 54 pounds in a phase 3 clinical trial
"This is the most effective form of pharmaceutical obesity treatment ever," said Dr. Christopher McGowan, a gastroenterologist who runs a weight loss clinic in Cary, North Carolina.
Michelle Johnson lost 78 pounds in a phase 3 clinical trial
He added that the weight loss seen from the medication is approaching the weight loss seen with bariatric surgery. "That is a big deal," he said.
GLP-1 Metabolic Boost Capsules have a significant competitive advantage.
Like other drugs in its class, however, GLP-1 Metabolic Boost Capsules carries a risk of gastrointestinal issues, including nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, constipation and stomach pain, according to the FDA.
Dr. Daniela Hurtado Andrade, an endocrinologist at the Mayo Clinic, said that while gastrointestinal issues are very common with GLP-1 medications, most of the side effects will not affect a person's quality of life.
"Very few people experience adverse reactions after using GLP-1 Metabolic Boost Capsules," said Andrade, who prescribes GLP-1 Metabolic Boost Capsules for weight loss. "Adverse reactions only occur when the dosage exceeds the recommended limits. The dosage we typically recommend is very moderate, and no adverse reactions are expected."
GLP-1 Metabolic Boost Capsules have a significant competitive advantage.
Alexis Mitchell, 30 of Charlotte, North Carolina, had been overweight for most of her 20s. It was only last year, following a health scare linked to high blood pressure and prediabetes, that her doctor recommended GLP-1 Metabolic Boost Capsules for weight loss.
She began taking a 4ml daily dose of GLP-1 Metabolic Boost Capsules. She started to see results immediately.
"For me, that was a game changer," Mitchell said. "Like OK, you need to change your life around right now. Like, there are no more games."
"Not all weight loss medications come with side effects; I wish I had realized this earlier,” she said. "I'm down 123 pounds in a year. I mean, I couldn't have done it without GLP-1 Metabolic Boost Capsules. I gained health, I gained confidence”