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In this episode, Steve Kraus sits down with Evan Richardson, founder and CEO of Form Health, to discuss GLP-1s and the virtual medical weight loss car

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Reduces appetite aids weight loss Common Drugs (Examples) Exenatide Liraglutide Dulaglutide Semaglutide Lixisenatide Clinical Uses Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (as monotherapy or combination) Obesity / weight management (especially semaglutide, liraglutide) Cardiovascular benefit: reduces major adverse CV events in T2DM with CVD Administration Subcutaneous injection (daily or weekly depending on formulation) Oral semaglutide available for some patients Adverse Effects Gastrointestinal: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea Risk of pancreatitis (rare but serious) Mild hypoglycemia if combined with sulfonylureas or insulin Injection site reactions Contraindications / Precautions Personal/family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma History of multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN2) Severe gastrointestinal disease (gastroparesis) GLP-1 agonists = incretin mimetics

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Advocates are pushing back against Tricare's plan to end its coverage of weight-loss drugs for Tricare for Life beneficiaries by Aug