Explosive Spending Growth: National spending on GLP-1 medications surged by over 500% in just five years, jumping from $13.7 billion in 2018 to nearly $71.7 billion in 2023
And for years, I had to tell them: The only option that actually works is IV and youll need to come in multiple times a week, indefinitely, at $200+ per session. Most people cant do that
Clinical trial data found that people using 5-mg injections of tirzepatide lost about 15% of their weight after more than a year of treatment, on average
A licensed clinician reviews your medical history, symptoms, and goals to determine whether the oral Wegovy pill is appropriate for you
Large observational cohorts, cardiovascular outcome trials, and pharmacovigilance analyses have not confirmed a clear increase in medullary thyroid carcinoma among treated patients
For this reason, she now advises patients diagnosed with IgG4-RD who experience persistent headaches to seek care from neuro-ophthalmologists or immuno-ophthalmologists