These medications are expensive and retail for as much as $16k per year for certain formulations 17,18
Pregnant or breastfeeding women should also avoid using Ozempic, since there isn't enough evidence to confirm it's safe for the baby
When defining nonresponsiveness, a study said that for weight loss, nonresponse is characterized as failing to lose at least 5% of body weight after 3 months of GLP-1 therapy
10.1023/A:1021918104127 Murakami K, Sugimoto T, Woo M, Nishida N, Muro H: Effect of L-carnitine supplementation on acute valproate intoxication
The relevant inputs are peak sales estimates, pricing assumptions by geography, market share ramp trajectory, and the duration of exclusivity in each major market
Later, Senator Maggie Hassan notes that Novo Nordisk earlier this year discontinued insulin drug levemir, which she says is one of the only insulin drugs approved to take during pregnancy