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Its safety profile is similar to existing incretin-based therapies, making it a particularly promising candidate for obesity, type 2 diabetes, and related metabolic conditions

Lancet, 398(10300), 583-598

While the exclusion of weight management treatment may limit reimbursement of GLP-1s, non-obesity/overweight diseases such as diabetes mellitus and certain cardiovascular conditions may be eligible for reimbursement because these indications are not excluded

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Initially approval was for an injectable version, but in September 2019 an oral form, called Rybelsus, was approved in the US and then in the European Union in April 2020

The real trade-off comes down to convenience versus maximum weight loss, Geetika Arora, MD , an endocrinologist at Northwells Phelps Hospital, tells SELF