Theyve also recently added brand-name Wegovy and Zepbound for patients who want FDA-approved options
When we are in our menopausal years, when we are at a very high risk of cardiovascular events, we know that's the leading cause of death of women when they pass menopause When anyone [00:10:00] talks about GLP ones, everyone just thinks like ozempic, sometimes wegovy, those are semaglutide and those are given as a weekly injection
Cross-border interest from the United States The BBC reports that Ozempic costs upwards of US$1,000 per month for uninsured Americans, and that more than 15 million American adults are estimated to take GLP-1 medications [Source: bbc.com/news/articles/c142y4p2eyxo]
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And while brand-name drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, have revolutionized obesity and diabetes care, access is still constrained
SGLT-2 inhibitors, which include Jardiance (empagliflozin) and Farxiga (dapagliflozin), are a different class of diabetes medications that have demonstrated kidney risk reduction
