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A Smarter Way to Support the Body There are two types of weight-loss medications: 1

The six largest PBMs CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, OptumRx, Humana Pharmacy Solutions, MedImpact, and Prime Therapeutics now collectively manage approximately 94% of all prescriptions filled in the United States, according to a July 2024 FTC interim staff report [1]

That comes with several advantages, Horn says

Since then several other synthetic incretin analogs (e.g., Liraglutide, Semaglutide, and Trizepatide) have been developed with half-lives between 12 hours and 3-4 days
Excellent review on GLP1 adverse effects : The review published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation provides an expert synthesis on the adverse effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists
