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Press release: Safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of CT-996, an oral small-molecule, signal-biased GLP-1 receptor agonist over 4 weeks in adults with obesity
4,5 Despite the breadth of the disease, the formal recognition of obesity as a chronic disease by the American Medical Association (2013) and the European Health Commission (2021), and medical guidelines recommending pharmacologic treatment in appropriate individuals, only 1%-3% of eligible adults in the 6-8 About MariTide MariTide is a bispecific glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor (GIPR) antagonist being investigated for the treatment of obesity and Type 2 diabetes mellitus
For Ozempic and Mounjaro prescribed for type 2 diabetes, Anthem usually requires a recent A1C result of 7.0% or higher and documentation that the patient is on or has tried metformin (unless contraindicated)