(2008) 138:226S34S
Pricing varies by medication type and delivery format
The presence of a household member on a GLP-1 medication does not result in smaller shopping baskets, as the number of food and beverage items purchased per trip stands at 26 for GLP-1 households and 25.1 for all households, reflecting a decline of 1.8 and 1.1 units, respectively, compared to a year ago
Unprecedented Regulatory and Legislative Headwinds: The PBM industry is facing a perfect storm of pressure from the FTC, which is investigating anticompetitive practices, and a bipartisan push in Congress and state legislatures to mandate transparency, ban spread pricing, and delink PBM compensation from drug prices
Furthermore, GLP-1RAs can increase diuretic and natriuretic actions through changes in renal hemodynamics and inhibition of the sodium-hydrogen exchanger 3 in the renal proximal tubule [56]
Persistent headaches may indicate the need for dose adjustment, additional interventions, or investigation of alternative causes