Intuitively, it would seem that GLP-1 use for obesity would reduce overall medical costs despite the increase in drug spending. But thus far, the data don’t show this.

Maridebart cafraglutide, a novel injectable GIP receptor antagonist/GLP-1 receptor agonist, reduced body weight by approximately 20% at 1 year in patients with overweight or obesity, according to a presentation.

In January 2023, the world was abuzz with stories of a revolutionary weight-loss drug – a simple, self-administered injection that promised to transform the lives of those struggling with obesity. The click-baity headlines surrounding Ozempic,

Dr. Mehmet Furkan Burak said people who have lost weight and then gained it again can feel guilt or shame and blame themselves for it.