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If Medicare covered GLP-1s, the annual cost could be $13.6 billion (based on a 19% obesity rate from traditional Medicare diagnoses in 2021) to $26.8 billion (based on a 41.5% obesity rate from survey data for adults ages 60 and older)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for chronic weight management in obese and overweight patients with one weight-related condition like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and high cholesterol
Mechanism of Action Tirzepatide (brand names Zepbound and Mounjaro) and semaglutide (Ozempic, Rybelsus, and Wegovy) are glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists
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It is important to clarify that these patches do not contain GLP-1 agonist drugs such as Semaglutide or Tirzepatide