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2023. Prescriptions of appetite suppressing GLP-1 weight-loss drugs skyrocketed 300% from 2020 to 2022. But now they're in short supply for diabetic patients. Photographer: George Frey/BloombergAs consumer demand has skyrocketed for GLP-1 medications to reduce weight this has created substantial supply issues. Sometimes type 2 diabetic patients can’t obtain medically necessary GLP-1 drugs.
With so many individuals now being prescribed GLP-1s for weight loss, shortages of the drugs have become chronic. To illustrate, some type 2 diabetics have been unable to get the GLP-1s Ozempic andby Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield suggests that the percentage could be much higher. Of the patients for whom doctors prescribed Ozempic, Anthem’s review found that more than 60% lacked “sufficient evidence” of diabetes.
While drug manufacturers have invested in factories and are ramping up production of GLP-1s, it’s unclear how soon the shortages will be resolved. Athis a “major public health concern.” It has advised medical professionals to only prescribe these medicines for their licensed uses and that it is necessary to strictly adhere to national clinical practice guidelines.have explicitly asked clinicians not to prescribe GLP-1s for obesity and instead reserve them for people with type 2 diabetes.
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