Giving yourself B12 injections is handy for those who need them often
People who have diabetes or have used a diabetes drug in the previous 120 days have an additional requirement: they must try and fail treatment on one of the preferred diabetes treatment versions of the weight loss drugs, or another preferred diabetes drug in the same drug class (GLP-1 receptor agonists)
If brand-name medications arent covered by your insurance, Ro may prescribe a compounded version of semaglutide at a lower cost, though its not FDA approved and is restricted in some states
This raises a fundamental ethical question: For how long can it be ethically justifiedand not considered a form of misconductto withhold or fail to actively offer an evidence-based, disease-modifying therapy, when patients subsequently suffer preventable consequences such as reduced health span, premature mortality, sudden cardiac death, cancer or progressive complications of diabetes and other obesity-related diseases
For a pretty dead policy idea, bulk drug importation has had a lot of news lately