A full one-third of the insurers higher spending was driven by high pharmaceutical outlays, and much of that was the cost and high volume of prescriptions for the blockbuster GLP-1 medications, which have long been used to treat diabetes but have become wildly popular to treat obesity
Furthermore, the physiological changes induced by medications like semaglutide can further complicate this scenario
It was worth noting that SGLT2 inhibitors were not increasing the risks of hyperkalemia or severe hypokalemia [28, 68]
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[1] [2] Available under brand names including Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus, this medication mimics the action of naturally occurring GLP-1, a hormone that plays multiple roles in glucose metabolism and appetite regulation
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