Features Editor · Editorial staff
Maeve Castellucci
Edits the publication's service journalism on medically supervised weight solutions and assigns its reader-question pieces.
12 stories by Maeve Castellucci
The MedicationsWegovy generic name: semaglutide, and why a real generic Wegovy exists in Canada but not in the US
The Wegovy generic name is semaglutide, the same molecule sold as Ozempic and Rybelsus. In 2026 a true generic Wegovy was approved in Canada, and the FDA tentatively approved a generic Ozempic, yet neither can be sold in a US pharmacy. The word "generic" now means three different things depending on who is saying it.
· Maeve Castellucci
The MedicationsHow to Inject Semaglutide at Home: The Six-Point Check Before Every Dose
Most first injections go wrong in the thirty seconds before the needle touches skin, not after. The number patients are never asked to say out loud is the one behind nearly every published overdose: the dose in units on the syringe, not the dose in milligrams on the prescription.
· Maeve Castellucci
The MedicationsGLP-1 Medications and Your Other Prescriptions: an Absorption Audit You Can Run Yourself
Slowed gastric emptying is the mechanism behind most of what a GLP-1 does to appetite, and it is the same mechanism that changes how every pill you swallow gets absorbed. For most drugs that does not matter. For a specific short list, it does.
· Maeve Castellucci
Cost & AccessThe GLP-1 Price Report: What Semaglutide and Tirzepatide Actually Cost in 2026
We compiled 2026 cash prices for Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, and compounded GLP-1s. The list price and the price you pay differ by a factor of ten, and the cheapest option is about to disappear.
· Maeve Castellucci
The MedicationsMissed a GLP-1 dose? The rules for getting back on schedule
A skipped weekly injection has clear rules, and they differ by medication. Here is what the labels say about catching up, why doubling up is never the answer, and when a longer gap means calling your prescriber.
· Maeve Castellucci
The MedicationsStoring your GLP-1 at home: refrigeration, expiry, and pen care
These are fragile biologic drugs, and a few storage habits protect both the medication and the money you spent on it.
· Maeve Castellucci
Cost & AccessThe long-term cost math of GLP-1 treatment
The real question is not the monthly price but what staying on versus stopping costs over years.
· Maeve Castellucci
Cost & AccessGLP-1 cost and insurance: a plain guide to paying for treatment
List prices are eye-watering, but coverage, savings cards, and a few strategies can change what you actually pay.
· Maeve Castellucci
The MedicationsMicrodosing GLP-1s: the evidence behind low-dose protocols
Low-dose GLP-1 protocols are popular online, but the science behind them is thinner than the marketing suggests.
· Maeve Castellucci
The MedicationsCompounded vs. brand-name semaglutide: what to know
Compounded semaglutide is often cheaper, but it comes with real trade-offs in oversight, consistency, and legality.
· Maeve Castellucci
The MedicationsSemaglutide vs. tirzepatide: how the two leading drugs compare
A clear-eyed look at how the two best-known weight-loss drugs differ in mechanism, results, side effects, and cost.
· Maeve Castellucci
The MedicationsMedical weight loss in the GLP-1 era
A new class of medications has changed the conversation, here is the honest picture.
· Maeve Castellucci