Better known to the public by brand names such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Trulicity, Rybelsus, Victoza, Saxenda, and Mounjaro, these glucose-lowering medications, which were initially approved for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes, have made headlines recently thanks to their demonstrated effectiveness at treating obesity and helping people with or without diabetes lose weight
In clinical trials, Ozempic users lost 10 to 14 pounds on average while Trulicity users lost only 5 to 7 pounds
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If You Decide to Move Forward With GLP-1s If you decide to allow your child to take GLP-1 medications like semaglutide (Wegovy, Ozempic) or tirzepatide (Zepbound, Mounjaro), its important to view them as just one part of the solution
The compounded plan prices stay flat across titration steps, so a patient ramping up from 0.25 mg to a maintenance dose pays the same monthly rate