Hims Super Bowl Ad Spotlights Weight-Loss Drug Copycats as Clock Ticks on Their Business

February 10, 2025

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(Wall Street Journal) – Telehealth company is pushing boundaries of drug compounding and testing regulators’ limits

There’s a full-blown war over copycat versions of blockbuster obesity drugs. But their days are likely numbered.

During Sunday’s Super Bowl, Hims & Hers Health —a telehealth provider known for its provocative ads promoting erectile dysfunction and hair-loss treatments—aired a commercial portraying America’s obesity epidemic as a rigged game, where people are denied affordable weight-loss medications because of a greedy healthcare system. (Read More)