Maximum Chronic Anti-Obesity Maintenance: Acts as the definitive long-term therapeutic plateau to maintain a lean body and permanently suppress adipose tissue expansion
It does so by slowing the rate at which food exits your stomach and blocking glucagon (a hormone that causes your liver to release sugar), resulting in you feeling full for longer periods of time and ultimately leading to weight loss
Under these policies, Wegovy would be dispensed to eligible enrollees just like any other pharmacy benefit, though often with tight criteria
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Loss of kidney function by 10 mL/min per 1.73 m per year, for example, would be expected to lead to total loss of kidney function within 12 years
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