15 In the present case series, one patient lost 8.7% of weight as LST during treatment, while the other two patients increased LST by 2.5%5.8% above baseline
Essentially, these top three companies, which control 80% of the prescription medicine market, can set the cost of drugs while also operating the pharmacies that dispense them
"One disappointing aspect is that a patient might get started on these drugs, then they might stop for a month or two and then they might find another company that pops up that might give them these medications and all the while, no one's really addressing what's going on holistically with these types of patients who actually probably need to get plugged in and need to get an appropriate workup and diagnosis to make sure it's appropriate and get that kind of whole person care," she said
GLP-1 medications can influence hormone levels indirectly through weight loss and metabolic changes
Source: Phase 2 clinical trial (NEJM) Use our free retatrutide dosing calculator to visualize your specific protocol and see projected drug levels over time
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