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Prescription Weight Loss Adds $85B to U.S. Drug Spending
The next wave of GLP-1 and tirzepatide prescriptions could add about $85 billion to U.S. drug spending within five years. In the first half of 2023, 5.1 million adults filled a GLP-1 weight-loss prescription, three times the 2019 level, and the drugs accounted for $25 billion of pharmacy