Disparities Seen in Weight Loss Drug Prescriptions, Fills
Biological sex, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and insurance type all play a role in prescribing weight loss medications.
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Biological sex, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and insurance type all play a role in prescribing weight loss medications.
Researchers say people stick with the semaglutide medication Wegovy longer than older weight loss drugs, mainly because the newer medication is more effective
Continuation rates are higher with the new, more effective drugs, but even among those patients, more than half discontinue within a year.
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