In North Carolina, the state employee health plan initiated coverage of GLP-1s for weight loss purposes in 2015
Maintaining detailed storage records that document temperature excursions, power outages, or other events that might compromise product quality helps facilities correlate visual or analytical changes with specific storage incidents, supporting root cause analysis and corrective action when quality issues arise
Stay active, as regular movement and exercise support gut motility
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) guidelines recommend specific GLP-1 agonists with proven cardiovascular benefit (such as liraglutide, injectable semaglutide, and dulaglutide) for patients with type 2 diabetes and established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Empower Pharmacy hasnt changed how it serves patients and providers since before the shortage was declared over, Noorian said, and he expects demand to keep growing regardless of the litigation