Baseline and periodic body composition assessment is recommended, but frequent glucose or IGF-1 testing is not necessary
But I also think that in the wake of blockbuster drugs, were going to continue to have this conversation around when and where its prudent to cover these medications
Adherence Analysis: Semaglutide QW Versus Other GLP-1 RAs As a result of the relatively short period of time from the launch of semaglutide QW to the index date, fewer patients receiving semaglutide QW were included in the adherence analysis at both 180 and 360 days ( n = 447 and n = 87, respectively), compared with patients receiving dulaglutide ( n = 17,073 and n = 7280, respectively) (Table 2), liraglutide ( n = 11,996 and n = 6137, respectively), and exenatide QW ( n = 5842 and n = 2683, respectively)
Patients who maintain a healthy lifestyle experience faster weight loss