Patients complete health questionnaires, speak with a provider, and receive prescriptions if deemed appropriate
The team, from Harvard and Brigham and Womens Hospital, reviewed the records of patients seen at one Boston neuro-ophthalmology clinic between 2017 and 2023, identified all the patients taking semaglutide for obesity or type 2 diabetes and matched them with patients with those conditions but taking alternative medications
Without insurance, the cost of Zepbound is around $1,000 per month
But some GLP-1 medications may have a greater effect on heart rate than others
Read on PubMed Journal of Orthopaedic Research
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