Drugs Like Ozempic Now Make Up 5% of Prescriptions in the US

December 20, 2024

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(MIT Technology Review) – US doctors write billions of prescriptions each year. During 2024, though, one type of drug stood out—“wonder drugs” known as GLP-1 agonists. As of September, one of every 20 prescriptions written for adults was for one of these drugs, according to the health data company Truveta. (Read More)