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Medications like semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Zepbound) are generally superior to diet and exercise alone in terms of the total amount of weight loss achieved

No, GLP-1 transdermal patches are not currently licensed or available on the NHS

Even some people who have health insurance coverage for obesity drugs say they turn to telehealth and compounding because they couldn't reliably find the brand-name drugs in local pharmacies

Vergari E, Denwood G, Salehi A et al (2020) Somatostatin secretion by Na(+)-dependent Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release in pancreatic delta-cells

Total weight lost: More substantial loss typically leads to more noticeable looseness