Not enough insurers signed on for the voluntary plan by the April deadline, so CMS instead announced it would extend the Bridge program to 18 months, with a new end date of December 2027
Ozempic compared to Trulicity led to: lower blood sugars based on HbA1c by about 0.3%(-1.4% vs -1.1%)
Events leading to discontinuation occurred in 13.2% of the semaglutide group and 11.9% of the placebo group, and 26% of participants overall permanently discontinued semaglutide or placebo
Authorities additionally uncovered 111 cases of illegal advertising in the first half of this year, many promoting access to the drug without proper medical oversight
Clinically, long acting GLP-1 mimetics are now used to treat Type 2 diabetes
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