Cardiovascular outcome trials assess whether weight loss translates to reduced heart attacks, strokes, and cardiovascular deaths
PubMed Link Mulherin DM, Capell HA, Sturrock RD
This therapy is ideal for individuals with osteoarthritis or musculoskeletal injuries who cannot tolerate corticosteroid injections, have contraindications to steroids, or have not experienced relief from prior steroid or viscosupplementation treatments
Dont lie down immediately after eating, since that can make burps more noticeable
As part of the prior authorization process for Bridge, prescribing clinicians will need to attest that the GLP-1 prescription is for weight reduction and weight management and that beneficiaries meet the clinical criteria and do not have a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, OSA, or MASH that would make them eligible for GLP-1 coverage under Part D