The Ever-Expanding Market for Rapid Weight Loss Is a Disaster in the Making

It's bad enough that they're allowed to market prescription drugs directly to consumers, but now they're taking it way further.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Eli Lilly, the maker of the weight loss drugs Zepbound and Mounjaro, has launched a telehealth platform to connect patients with prescribers, thereby making it easier for patients to get the drugs

• Some doctors and health care experts rightfully worry that allowing patients to obtain drugs directly from the drugmaker will make it easier t…