Medicare Part D covers Ozempic for type 2 diabetes but cannot cover it for weight loss due to federal law prohibiting Medicare from covering weight loss medications
The choice often comes down to individual response and tolerability
How much weight will I lose
4 weeks 2 x 10 mg vials 56 doses needed at 250 mcg 2x/day
Some people find the fact that these drugs are injected to be a downside as well: the most popular GLP-1, Victoza, is taken once-daily, while Trulicity, Bydureon, and newly-approved Ozempic are taken once-weekly
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