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In our Medicaid study, we manually reviewed each states prior authorization policy and found that most were more restrictive than FDA criteria for the drugs
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Diabetol Metab Syndr 14(1):12 Bogner HR, Morales KH, de Vries HF, Cappola AR (2012) Integrated management of type 2 diabetes mellitus and depression treatment to improve medication adherence: a randomized controlled trial
Weekly dosage schedule Starting dose: 0.25 mg weekly for first 4 weeks Titration phase: 0.5 mg weekly for 4 weeks and then, if tolerated, 1 mg weekly for 4 weeks Maintenance dose for long-term weight management: 1.7 mg once weekly for 4 weeks and then, if tolerated, 2.4 mg once weekly (maximum dose) Dosing considerations If you do not tolerate dose escalation, consult with your healthcare provider and consider delaying the dose escalation for at least 4 weeks
This hormone helps to control blood sugar and regulate hunger signals, and its receptors are found in the brain and pancreas
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