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Starting Wednesday, Medicare will help pay for some GLP-1 medications for weight loss

These drugs mimic the effects of the naturally occurring GLP-1 hormone, which is produced in the small intestine and plays a crucial role in regulating insulin secretion, glucose homeostasis, and appetite.

After their success in the obesity field, GLP-1 agonists are gaining interest in addiction treatment

And when progress slows, patients look elsewhere

At the same time, both Lilly and Novo Nordisk made multi-billion dollar capital investments in expanding their manufacturing capacity to satisfy unrelenting patient demand, including pharmas largest M&A deal of the year, the $16.5Bn acquisition of CDMO Catalent by Novo Holdings, the controlling shareholder of Novo Nordisk

A study of health insurance claims found a 44% reduction in hospitalizations for GLP-1 users