Cost: Semaglutide can be expensive, and insurance coverage varies
In this pool, a total of 3150 patients with type 2 diabetes were treated with OZEMPIC for a mean duration of 44.9 weeks
A study assessing the pharmacokinetics of once-daily oral semaglutide for 10 days showed no apparent effect of hepatic impairment on semaglutide pharmacokinetics regardless of the severity of hepatic dysfunction (39)
A smarter approach by Congress Even well-intentioned senators like Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Dick Durbin who are doing a good initial job of digging into GLP-1 policy may not fully grasp the systemwide, whole of government approach that is needed to harness this medical revolution in a way that puts patients, and patient safety, first
Efficacy and safety comparison of liraglutide, glimepiride, and placebo, all in combination with metformin, in type 2 diabetes: the LEAD (Liraglutide Effect and Action in Diabetes)-2 study