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Serious side effects include pancreatitis (severe abdominal pain), gallbladder disease, acute kidney injury, thyroid tumors (boxed warning), and diabetic retinopathy complications
Given that Cignas own leadership frames its internal policy change as driven by the exact same set of challenges facing its clients, this downtick may signal a more widespread pullback in employer-sponsored GLP-1 weight-loss coverage across the industry, not just within Cignas own client base
While there are some potentially severe side effects of Wegovy, they are not common
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The bottom line Trulicity and Ozempic are both effective GLP-1 medications for managing type 2 diabetes, with the added benefit of potential weight loss