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The “Medical Bypass”: new drugs to strike obesity

Pharmaceutical Technology

weight reduction in obese individuals, as per its label. Furthermore, in order to make up for shortages Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic, a version of semaglutide that is approved to treat type 2 diabetes, was used off-label for obese patients. In the US, most private health insurers have been slow to cover the cost of anti-obesity therapeutics.

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The “Medical Bypass”: new drugs to strike obesity

Pharmaceutical Technology

weight reduction in obese individuals, as per its label. Furthermore, in order to make up for shortages Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic, a version of semaglutide that is approved to treat type 2 diabetes, was used off-label for obese patients. In the US, most private health insurers have been slow to cover the cost of anti-obesity therapeutics.