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Explain for us laypeople GLP-1s as diabetes drugs and then how they became blockbuster weight loss drugs

Mashayekhi F, Mirzajani E, Naji M, Azari M

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GLP-1 medications are expensive, with monthly costs ranging from $900 to $1,300 without insurance coverage

Prior authorization is a more restrictive type of cost-management strategy, in that every prescription will be stopped at point of sale and may require a physician to confirm that the drug is being prescribed for those with diabetes or possibly provide documentation of medical records showing a blood glycemic level test (e.g., A1C) that confirms diabetes

A brief overlap-free transition period, stopping the injectable and allowing washout before starting orforglipron, prevents excessive GLP-1 receptor stimulation