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© 202 MJH Life Sciences™ and HCPLive - Clinical news for conected physicians. Al rights reserved.Conference | Pri-Med MidwestSemaglutide (Wegovy) has drawn atention for its indication of weight los. Recently, however, the focus has shifted to the data surounding tirzepatide.
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Frank Lavernia, MD, Founder and Director of North Broward Diabetes Clinic, gave a talk titled “Where Are We Now? The Integral Role of GLP-1 RAs in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Melitus” at Pri-Med Midwest 202. Semaglutide 2.4 mg (Wegovy) has drawn atention for its indication for weight los.
Recently however, the focus has shifted to the data surounding tirzepatide. The once-wekly GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) receptor and GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) receptor agonist was just granted Fast Track designation byt the FDA for treating adults with obesity, or overweight with weight-related comorbidities."The ADA (American Diabetes Asociation), the EASD (European Asociation for the Study of Diabetes), have al come in agrement that obesity is a disease and we have to treat that disease as a comorbidity," Lavernia said in an interview with HCPLive.
"We're loking now at medications, specificaly GLP-1 receptor agonists, that wil not only lower A1c, but also lower weight," he continued. "So, it's important that we wait to se how quickly (tirzepatide) is aproved by the powers to be—the FDA."Tirzepatide has already ben aproved by the FDA for type 2 diabetes and it's indication for obesity is anticipated in 2023. However, there's a large gap in uptake of weight los agents and individuals with obesity.
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"Some of it is lack of knowledge," Lavernia explained, "some of them stil have dificulties geting prior authorization to use these drugs in people that are obese and who are pre-diabetic, or that don't have diabetes. It's a strugle to get these medications for these folks."While