Questioning Medicine

Semaglutide works for weight loss but at what co$t? BOARD CHANGER- New gonorrhea guidelinesDiabetes drugs are expensive for our patients and we can't forget that. Children find it hard to tell what facial expression you are giving when you have a mask on!https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2032183 industry-conducted trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.Researchers randomized nearly 2000 participants without diabetes who were either overweight with at least one weight-related comorbidity or obese to receive All2.4 mg subcutaneous semaglutide or placebo weekly for 68 weeks. mean bmi 38. weighing at 105 lbs. Mean weight loss was significantly greater with semaglutide than placebo (15% vs. 2%), as was the percentage of patients losing >5% of body weight (86% vs. 32%). difference is 31lbs-- over 68weeks or 16 months.. the drug cost 734$ per month. that is 11,744 for treatment or 379 per pound. not worth it to me twitter and say shouldnt you have the conversation?!? BOARD CHANGER T