Clinical trials have shown superior efficacy in weight reduction compared to alternatives
That said, Wegovy is FDA-approved and widely prescribed for weight loss with excellent clinical responses, while retatrutide is still an investigational drug only available through clinical trials and its long-term safety and tolerability are still being studied
They just did a study that showed all of the benefits of reduction of heart attack and stroke eventually go away when you stop taking the drug
Major providers such as United Healthcare might cover it with prior authorization
For treatment costs, we assumed full adherence to medications, and derived medication costs directly from the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme ( The most common SGLT2i in Australia in 2020 was empagliflozin
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