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82.7% of participants received no further prescriptions for antiobesity medications (AOMs) after their initial prescription.
This indicates a potential gap in ongoing obesity management for these patients.
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82.7% receiving no further prescriptions for AOMs that year.
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Based on a retrospective cohort study design.
Source
Patterns of Prescription Discontinuation, Reinitiation, and Switching of Subcutaneous Semaglutide and Tirzepatide in Adults With Obesity
Dehshini Ali et al. · Diabetes Obesity and Cardiometabolic CARE · 2026
DOI 10.2337/doc25-0026
cohort · n=9189
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