National Reimbursement Drug List updates, 2025
Lancet 393 (10180), 15051516
[176] An observational study on people with obesity and type 2 diabetes and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, semaglutide had about a 42% lower risk of hospitalization for heart failure and all-cause death combined compared with sitagliptin
By addressing multiple metabolic pathways at once, tirzepatide offers a more comprehensive approach to weight management than many earlier medications
Each prescription is patient-specific, written by a licensed nurse practitioner or physician assistant after a documented telehealth visit, and dispensed by Optimal Balance Pharmacy in Texas
Now, with millions of people taking semaglutide and tirzepatide worldwide, the signal has become impossible to ignore