Top 5 Articles About Weight-Loss Drugs in 2023

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Weight-loss medications were very much in the news this year, and the pages and website of Managed Healthcare Executive were no exception. Articles on off-label use of the GLP-1s such as Ozempic (semaglutide) and the FDA approval of Zepbound (tirzepatide) garnered the most page views.

For Weight Loss, Off-Label GLP-1s Are Increasingly the Chosen Ones | AMCP 2023

They are the trendy way to lose weight, and payers have been noticing an increase in GLP-1 claims. An analysis of the pharmacy and healthcare claims of a small commercial health plan in Texas documents the growth in the off-label usage of the GLP-1s, such as Ozempic, for weight loss.

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Coping With the Ozempic-Wegovy-Mounjaro Tsunami

Insurers are using prior authorization and other managed care strategies to control costs associated with the growing number of prescriptions, on- and off-label, for the weight-loss medications.

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Trial Investigates Weight Loss Drug for Patients with Heart Failure


Patients with heart failure and obesity who were administered semaglutide experienced better results — they reported fewer symptoms, felt less physically limited, lost more weight, and could walk longer in a 6-minute test.

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FDA Approves Zepbound, New Weight Loss Drug

Tirzepatide, with the brand name Zepbound, is expected to be available by the end of the year in six doses at a list price of $1,059.87, which is about 20% lower than semaglutide.

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How Prime Therapeutics Tugged on the Reins of the Galloping GLP-1 Spend | AMCP Nexus 2023

The Minnesota-based pharmacy benefit manager says a program that resulted in patients switching from two incretin therapy prescriptions to one yielded $7,500 in savings per patient and a total of $3.5 million.

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