About 140,400 obese patients in Massachusetts were prescribed medications such as Wegovy and Zepbound in 2024, a 255 percent increase from 2023, according to a Globe analysis of insurance claims data compiled by Real Chemistry, a health analytics firm
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Contraindications Do Not Use If You Have uncontrolled hypertension Have known cardiovascular disease Have a history of hypersensitivity to bremelanotide or any component of the formulation Are pregnant or planning to become pregnant Warnings and Precautions Transient increase in blood pressure and decrease in heart rate: Bremelanotide causes a transient increase in blood pressure (average of 1.9/1.7 mmHg systolic/diastolic, with larger increases in some patients) and a decrease in heart rate following administration
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Mysimba A weight loss pill that contains naltrexone and bupropion and works by reducing appetite, resulting in an average 8.1% weight loss after 56 weeks
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