A funding round at the end of 2025 valued the company at $11 billion
These medications are expensive [11], are likely to require long-term use, and scaling up provision could place a heavy burden on NHS budgets already strained by the management of chronic conditions and recent structural reorganisations [64]
Instead, view it as a master key for unlocking the potential of the growth hormone axis
The StatPearls clinical reference on semaglutide confirms that weight reduction occurs primarily through decreased caloric consumption rather than direct lipolysis
For telehealth-only patients, the extra $60 to $80 per month over the lowest-cost competitors buys you a more clinician-involved model, but you could get similar clinical density from Mochi or Lavender Sky at comparable or lower price points
The FDA is evaluating reports of suicidal thoughts or behaviors in patients taking these medications, though a causal relationship has not been established