GLP-1 Survey: 37. 5% of People Stop GLP-1s after Just 3 Months Our team conducted a survey of 264 weight loss patients Our study found that patients spent an average of $167 3 on GLP-1s The median cost of GLP-1s was $100 Out of all surveyed, 55 6% of GLP-1 users used Semaglutide
Two Years After Stopping GLP-1s, Most Patients Sustain at Least Some . . . To understand the durability and stability of weight outcomes after stopping GLP-1s, we studied 188,722 patients who stopped using a GLP-1 medication after being on it for at least 90 days and who lost at least 5 pounds while on it
GLP-1 Drug Use For Weight Loss Has Soared, Costing Billions That doesn’t seem like a lot, amounting to an estimated 854,000 Americans without diabetes using GLP-1 drugs to lose weight in 2022, but the drugs are costly, and can run close to $1,000 or more a month, researchers found
Why do so many people stop taking weight-loss drugs within a year? The use of diabetes and weight-loss medications like Ozempic or Wegovy — called GLP-1 drugs — has exploded in recent years, with 12% of U S adults having used one despite the high cost, according to a June 2024 poll