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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 58:00 39.8MB) | Embed Diabetes drugs known as GLP-1 agonists, like Ozempic, are riding a wave of popularity right now
Semaglutide has a significantly longer half-life of about 7 days, meaning it takes a whole week for the medication level in your bloodstream to reduce by half
The primary clinical requirement is that there must be at least 48 hours (2 days) between your last dose and your next dose
Overall prescribing trends The study found that 1,970,374 patients were prescribed a GLP-1 RA between January 2018 and March 2025, with 9,376,686 total prescriptions during this period