STAT: 79-year-old given special access to Eli Lilly obesity drug

Mr. Skeets431

C’monnnnn, previously unknown side effects

Douglas Natelson324

Anyone want to bet that there will be another story about special access to unapproved Alzheimer’s treatments?

A humble marshmallow244

The words “patients with serious and immediately life-threatening medical issues” in the article gives me hope 😊

Laminariales98

Not that Trump would have to follow any rules in our stupid lawless John Roberts country, but sleep apnea is one of the conditions treated by retatruide/GLP-3, and Trump certainly seems like he has it.

Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment69

Compassionate use when there are other effective weight-loss drugs available? What else does it do?

Gutt “EPSTEIN” Levy63

Everybody buy a lottery ticket, here’s the first time “Trump” and “compassionate” have ever appeared in the same story

Mary Kate Killilea55

I support every experimental drug be tested by the President first.

Laura Kinsale50

What, can’t he afford Zepbound?

Wesley39

Could the "serious and immediately life-threatening medical issue" (legal requirement) be, by chance, an aortic aneurysm?

𝘚𝘒𝘐𝘗 𝘐𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖33

The White House physician confirmed in writing that Trump is 6’3” and 238 lbs which is 0.25 below the BMI of 30 for obesity. The physician’s report suggests Trump’s BMI is 29.75. Everything about this administration is either fake or criminal, or both.

Dirk Straun31

By chance are side effects bruised hands & swollen ankles?

Neelie30

He’s not entitled to privacy around his health.

Kristen Simplicio25

There is ongoing research into whether GLP1s can prevent Alzheimer’s. Just saying.

Wes Allen22

Trump talks constantly about "his friend" who is taking "the fat drug".

Veronica R. MSW, LICSW18

Well if he's taking it, it's not working.

POWERFUL CRAB FART🦀18

Congrats to our very special, very dying president

bewareofthephog.bsky.social15

I don’t think it’s working.

Mo Latno Bill Phelan15

Is it administered through the back of the hand?

Apparently, a major side effect is that the gastrointestinal side effects disappear when nearby decorative objects are painted gold.

PolittleCat 🐸12

"Compassionate use is “usually reserved for terminal illness,” said Ard, who has consulted with drug companies, including Lilly. ...Angela Fitch, chief medical officer of the obesity clinic knownwell, also said she’d never heard of Lilly offering its obesity drugs early via compassionate use."

lurkerbluesky.bsky.social11

Hilarious...he got Regeneron and now this drug first...but hey vaccines don't work.... What a complete joke...more corruption

D Gulley 💙🇺🇸🇺🇦11

Seriously why can’t all over age of 65 or covered by Medicare be considered for compassionate use? Medicare does not cover any treatment for weight loss. ZERO! All the hype of lowering cost doesn’t help if your insurance doesn’t cover the treatment. People on fixed income can’t afford $100+\mo.

casssax.bsky.social10

Is it injected in the back of the hand?🤚

Anonymous Canadian 🇨🇦8

What, it’s not just sauerkraut? They told everyone they were just eating a lot of sauerkraut.

Newt8

Eli Lilly? Compassion? The company that applies roughly a 1000% markup on the insulin they manufacture? Compassion?

erinsheehyhunt.bsky.social7

Hmmm..would that 79-year-old man now be an 80-year-old man??

JudithFlanders7

OMG: look at the URL: www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/e...

Special K7

What is the president’s "serious or immediately life-threatening disease or condition,” which is the only available reason for compassionate use according to the FDA?

Domenica7

Well that’s one way of testing it’s effectiveness. Which we can conclusively say is none.

sassiesmom.bsky.social6

Side effects include sleeping in meetings more than usual

luigivercotti.bsky.social6

That’s…weird. Trump isn’t that obese, Retatrutide can take almost 30% of body weight. That kind of weight loss in an 80 year old ain’t great.

klynnc.bsky.social5

It doesn't appear to be working.

Barbara Banfield5

Trump could have easily obtained Zepbound without this “compassionate use” bs. He could afford to pay whatever it costs. But clearly he isn’t currently taking it.

Anthony Citrano4

Wow 👀 - I hope STAT has great web infra because this story is probably going to get the Drudge/Reddit “hug of death”. What a scoop. (Yes, I realize we don’t know who it was, but the totality of the circumstances does make it seem likely.)

marty2025.bsky.social4

Doesn't he have congestive heart failure or some such thing? Reta has some pretty well documented cardiac effects, including increased HR and arrythmia. That'd be a high risk RX for him

SoCal Sean3

His blatant corruption is so exhausting.

PolittleCat 🐸3

"Drugmakers are required to publicly announce the existence of a compassionate use program. They will often do so by issuing press releases or posting descriptions on their website. "

🦊 🩵🐦‍⬛ Fox & Crow, for Bartleby Endeavors 🎥3

To the world’s biggest compassionate man, known worldwide for his compassion, goes a compassionate use exemption for a drug pending approval.

L3

Boy that name is a minefield if you try to say it fast, can't wait for Trump to start fielding questions about it.

spartychemist.bsky.social3

as someone who works in clin supply and trials these requests are common. What is not cool is trying to identify the patient even if it may be president

jim0novak.bsky.social3

Once again: HIPAA should be amended to require complete and timely public disclosure of all medical information about presidents.

LymeScience3

Don’t existing GLP-1s work pretty well already?

Scotty Taylor3

Trump talking about GLP-1s in April at an EO signing for mental health. Dude’s brain is leakier than a sieve, so I’m gonna guess GLP-1s were on his mind bsky.app/profile/atru...

dougstevelass.bsky.social3

I certainly hope this has a very negative side effect for that particular user (a positive effect for the rest of us)

Suzanne🗽🕊️⚖️ 🇺🇸🇺🇦✍🏻🎵🎶⚾️🏴‍☠️🟧♊️2

"compassionate use access ... to a 79-year-old-man"

vadaga.bsky.social2

That may explain his hair yesterday

yorkdukeyork.bsky.social2

*fingers crossed for side effects*

Sharon Fisher2

It doesn't seem to be working.

Brian Standard, PharmD2

That is a very interesting application of compassionate use… would trizepatide not have done exactly the same thing here?

Jumulo Jimbus2

If it is the Pres one wonders if this is an attempt to limit impulsive and erratic behavior.

Connor Lynch2

so seems like pulmonary hypertension driven by sleep apnea. I wonder if JD is keeping watch over him at night

Jeanette Harrison2

Wonder if he has diabetes in addition to his vascular disease?

Tmac2

Are we assuming it's crump? If it is, when is he supposed to start losing this weight? Tried to read but paywall...

Randy-B-lusky2

Is one of the myriad of side effects accelerating existing dementia? If so we have our confirmation because grandpa has gone 'round the bend and he ain't coming back.

moosky2

The Special Sauce Must Flow

Alfalphamale2

A paywall blocks it, But I'm guessing Trump

dianecheyanne.bsky.social2

The guy who name called Chris Christie fat is in fact fat himself.

You have to be realistic about these things.2

I don't understand. At 6'3", 238 lbs. Trump isn't obese. Why would he need an anti-obesity drug?

Ari is logged out mentally for good2

Ok but, not everyone is a medical professional so paywalling this feels crazy?

[The Great War & Modern Memory]2

Ah, that 79-year old guy turned 80 on June 14th...*that* guy.

baja-hacker.bsky.social2

I would have figured raw milk, tanning his balls, ivermectin and swimming in raw sewage would have been enough . . .

so-what-who-cares.bsky.social39

Do the adverse side effects include rambling nonsense, operating outside of norms, inability to walk straight lines? Just curious…

jerbrad288234

Hey heart disease, blood pressure and obstructive sleep apnea -- you have one job! C'mon!

thecosmokramer.bsky.social12

If it is Trump, I wonder if he has long COVID, which can cause pulmonary hypertension as well as cardiovascular issues.

Holli Winters12

Could be why he has 22 doctors examing him. He could have heard about it and thought it would make him look younger and live longer. It isn't working from what I've seen of him lately. Most weight loss requires a change in your diet too.

Omney (They/Them)🌈🏳️‍⚧️10

I did notice in around april-may that it seemed like he had lost weight, you could especially see it in his face. But now he's back to " normal" so I guess the drug didn't work well enough or there were many side effects.

Mark G9

Be still my heart. Note to Secret Service, I said MY heart, not his.

Soulshine076317

I can personally attest to the fact that about half the people with obstructive sleep apnea develop diabetes. Factoring in his obesity and congestive heart failure makes the A1c results reported in that most recent doctors visit as believable as he weights 215 lbs. and is 6'3".

traciew.bsky.social6

Always special, never to blame.

BonaireVolt5

Obese? I thought he was in the "best shape of any president" and he was 6' 3" and 225 lbs. Or was that kg?

Warfare_Class4

But HIPAA bla, bla. We will never know.

Dorri4

If he started in April, wouldn’t there be visible evidence?

Melina4

I believe that this is what is called in the Peptide world, Reta. It is supposedly miraculous and Im sure Trump can get it. Look it up on Reddit, which is where all the interesting peptide stuff is going on. Im sure he has a stack as does RFK Jr. I can send you my notes if you want a dive.

johniwaniszek.bsky.social3

Did you happen to notice when the compassionate use was authorized? I am not a subscriber. Thanks

acabdriver3

Sources close to the president denying that he's a "fat motherfucker"

Sarah and her cats2

But he didn’t lose any weight.

jerbrad28822

"ADHD is a highly prevalent condition in the severely obese population. Treatment of ADHD is associated with significant long-term weight loss in individuals with a lengthy history of weight loss...ADHD should be considered as a primary cause of weight loss failure in the obese."

A. J. Bruner 🦋2

'the fat shot' 'the fat drug' 'Anybody here on the fat drug? They've got a pill now. A fat pill. I know a lot of people that should be on it.' Dig around online for that press conference "speech" where HE rambled on about the "fat drug", but I'm not going to give the baby attention by sharing it.

Elliskatz2

Makes me think about the recent video of him from the Knicks game where he was scarfing down fries and pizza!

Liverpool Puddlaroni (RIP)2

John Barron appears to have been the fat slob from May www.yahoo.com/news/article...

mommak.bsky.social2

Honestly, I don’t mind the president getting treatment if he needs it, even treatment others can’t get (ie, Covid treatment from Regeneron), but these are serious health issues about which the public should be told.

Wayne Gauthier🇨🇦🇰🇷2

Anything to keep Filet-O-Fish in the White House meal rotation.

Special K2

I would ask what the president’s "serious or immediately life-threatening disease or condition" is, which is the only available reason for compassionate use according to the FDA.

Coily Sees All3

shhhhh it's a big secret nobody is allowed to know but also TRANSPARENCY THE BIGGEST MOST AMAZING BEAUTIFUL TRANSPARENCY but also shhhhhhhhhh don't leak or you'll be prosecuted shhhhhhh

Blake2

Is there a reason the orange menace can't just take an existing GLP-1 product?

The_Hank_S3

“Fat, corrupt and stupid is no way to go through life, son” - Dean Wormer, probably

Kathi2

While the rest of the population can't even get insurance to cover the old medications.