FDA warns of rare eye condition causing blindness from GLP-1 weight loss medications
11 Nov 2026, 02:10 AM

FDA warns of rare eye condition causing blindness from GLP-1 weight loss medications

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The federal agency is requiring all GLP-1s to include information about the potential risk on warning labelsThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new warning on GLP-1 medications – which can facilitate weight loss – over a rare eye condition that could lead to sudden and permanent blindness.On Monday, the FDA announced that it is requiring all GLP-1 medications – including Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy, Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro and Zepbound, as well as Sanofi’s Soliqua – to include information about the potential risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, also known as NAION, on warning labels. Continue reading...
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