requirements for glp 1 prescription 🚨 Important GLP-1 Update SHBP Members 🚨 State Health Benefit Plan has new prescribing rules starting February 1, 2026. ✔️ You may continue filling GLP-1 medications for weight loss with your Women's Haven® | Period Care

Pre-Treatment Evaluation: Thyroid Biomarkers and Baseline Assessment Before starting any GLP-1 medication, patients with known or suspected hyperthyroidism should obtain baseline thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free T4, and free T3 levels

With recent FDA enforcement against misleading direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising, telehealth and DTC platforms that advertise GLP-1 products will likely need more careful legal / regulatory oversight of their ad claims, especially around benefit claims and safety disclosures

Treatment Timeline Mounjaro often shows faster initial weight loss compared to Ozempic , as well as outperforming Ozempic in patient total weight loss

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Instead of HbA1c levels, insulin dose adjustments should be made to ensure that the Time-in-Range (TIR) level improves, as this metric is derived from continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)

Ocular diseases such as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy (DR) are driven by multifactorial pathogenesis