Whether its the shortage, side effects, lack of insurance, or high out-of-pocket costs that prompt patients to stop taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, they all face the same issue: how to maintain the results they got from the drug after they stop taking it, says Robert Kushner, MD, a professor and the director of the Center for Lifestyle Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago
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For the time being, tirzepatide remains the superior option for many people thinking about GLP-1 therapy for their obesity or type 2 diabetes, though it does tend to cost more than semaglutide
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