These drugs are relatively large peptide molecules, which makes transdermal absorption difficult," she says, explaining that the reason the new semaglutide pill works is that it has specific absorption enhancers and strict dosing conditions
"It's good news that Medicare is rolling out this program, but it is temporary, so it's really not clear at this point what happens after the end of the 18-month program duration," said Juliette Cubanski, director of the Program on Medicare Policy at KFF, a health policy research organization
Abbasinejad evaluates every patient personally, but generally, the ideal candidate falls into one of the following categories: BMI Criteria: Adults with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher (obesity), or a BMI of 27 or higher (overweight) who also have at least one weight-related medical condition, such as hypertension, high cholesterol , or type 2 diabetes
Results are slower than standard dosing, but the benefits of microdosing GLP-1 medications include better tolerability and higher adherence rates
