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The “Medical Bypass”: new drugs to strike obesity

Pharmaceutical Technology

In October, the US FDA granted Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro (tirzepatide) a Fast Track designation for its use as a treatment for obesity. In the US, obesity care is estimated at to cost $147 billion in healthcare spending annually. NICE has only allowed healthcare providers to prescribe continuous treatment of the drug for two years.

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The “Medical Bypass”: new drugs to strike obesity

Pharmaceutical Technology

In October, the US FDA granted Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro (tirzepatide) a Fast Track designation for its use as a treatment for obesity. In the US, obesity care is estimated at to cost $147 billion in healthcare spending annually. NICE has only allowed healthcare providers to prescribe continuous treatment of the drug for two years.

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