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Average cost-sharing for a one-month supply of GLP-1 medications ranged from $61 to $93 in 2023

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic poly-peptide (GIP, previously known as gastric inhibitory polypeptide) are key incretin

A limited exception to market exclusivity exists for drugs on the FDAs shortage list, which indicates a drug in low supply

This guide applies to all GLP-1 medications (including Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Saxenda).

Serious adverse events reported in temporal association with GLP-1 RA exposure included anaphylaxis with bronchospasm (n=4 cases), acute eosinophilic pneumonia (n=1), perioperative aspiration pneumonitis or pneumonia (multiple perioperative cases across two cohort studies and one case series), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS

Timothee Friesen, a local bariatric surgeon