A new prescription medication dominates a weight loss market crowded with pills, powders, cleanses, juices, and more. Last June, the FDA approved Wegovy (semaglutide), a weekly injectable.
SHOREWOOD, Wis. — A new prescription medication dominates a weight loss market crowded with pills, powders, cleanses, juices, and more.According to the federal agency, it's"the first approved drug for chronic weight management in adults with general obesity or overweight since 2014."
"That's to help reduce the nausea side effect that can occur with this," said Phillips."We've had lots of patients that in the first five to six months have lost 20 to 30 pounds easily." "It works on a certain receptor, and it acts to reduce your hunger. It slows the speed of emptying in the stomach, which makes you feel fuller for a longer period of time, and you seem to feel fuller faster," he explained.
"The recommendations are around 500 kilocalories per day reduction in daily intake and then with increased activity,'" she said."Cost and access are our biggest concerns right now. Effectiveness and safety profile looks much better, but it's hard to get this as a treatment for patients because it's so cost-prohibitive," said Dr. Kindel.Phillips said some Medicaid patients had received full prescription coverage with prior authorization.
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