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In the LEADER trial, over 9,340 patients with type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular disease risk underwent randomization to liraglutide or placebo and were followed for a median of 3.8 years resulting in a 13% risk reduction in a combined endpoint of death from cardiovascular cause, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke [46]

Advocates have also correctly noted that there isnt a single other medicine where Medicare considers the cost of a drug relative to its potential savings in determining coverage but maybe Medicare should start doing so

View Study [2]"Safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of cagrilintide with semaglutide" Enebo LB et al., 2021 Finding: Phase 1b trial demonstrated that combining cagrilintide with semaglutide 2.4mg resulted in up to 17.1% weight loss at 20 weeks, with the combination being well-tolerated

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