Mir Ali, MD, bariatric surgeon and medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA, not involved in this research, explained what this means for people taking GLP-agonists
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commonly prescribed off-label for weight loss Semaglutide has been in clinical use since 2017 and carries the longest real-world safety track record of any GLP-1 medication currently available
Therefore, their established cardiovascular and metabolic benefits remain the primary drivers of prescribing decisions
Despite these promising outcomes, notable gaps remain in the research
When cost barriers would otherwise end your treatment, understanding what you're paying for and what support tools you need matters as much as the medication choice itself