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"I FELT LIKE A TERRORIST OR

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SOMETHING. YES, THE OBESITY

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EPIDEMIC IS TAKING OVER THE

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WORLD."

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ELI LILLY MAKING A BIG MARK ON

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HELPING 650 MILLION PEOPLE

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AROUND THE TO WORLD LOSE WEIGHT.

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>> GERRY DICK: THE FDA'S

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APPROVAL FOR TREATING OBESITY

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WITH INGREDIENTS FROM LILLY'S

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DIABETES DRUG MOUNJARO PUTTING

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THE COMPANY IN A PROMISING

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POSITION BOTH FROM A HEALTH CARE

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AND FINANCIAL STANDPOINT.

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>> GERRY DICK: NOW THE APPROVAL

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OF LILLY'S ZEPBOUND JUST DAYS

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AGO IS DRUMMING UP EXCITEMENT

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AMONG DOCTORS AND PATIENTS.

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IT'S THE FIRST WEIGHT-LOSS DRUG

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ON THE MARKET THAT ACTS ON TWO

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RECEPTORS, INSTEAD OF JUST ONE.

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HERE TO TELL US WHAT THAT MEANS

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FOR PATIENTS IS BUSINESS OF

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HEALTH REPORTER KYLIE VELETA

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WITH MORE....

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>> THIS IS THE BIG DIFFERENCE

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MAKER FOR ZEPBOUND.

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>> KYLIE: THE STRING OF

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WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS ALREADY ON THE

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MARKET ACTIVATES ONE RECEPTOR IN

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THE BRAIN CALLED G-L-P-1 TO

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DECREASE APPETITE AND SLOW DOWN

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DIGESTION TO HELP PEOPLE FEEL

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FULL LONGER.

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>> KYLIE: LILLY'S ZEPBOUND IS

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THE FIRST TO DELIVER A SECOND

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PUNCH, BY ALSO ACTIVATING A

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RECEPTOR CALLED G-I-P.

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HENDRICKS REGIONAL HEALTH

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ENDOCRINOLOGIST DR. PRIYA MENON

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SAYS THIS TWO-LAYER APPROACH NOT

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ONLY DECREASES SIDE EFFECTS, BUT

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ALSO CAUSES GREATER WEIGHT LOSS.

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"I CANNOT EXPLAIN WHAT A

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GAMECHANGER THESE DRUGS ARE.

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WHAT WE'D TELL PATIENTS BEFORE,

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WE'D ADVOCATE FOR BARIATRIC

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SURGERY, NOW WE ARE ABLE TO TELL

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THEM, LETS TRY THESE DRUGS FIRST

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AND SEE HOW YOU DO."

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>> KYLIE: ZEPBOUND, A ONCE

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WEEKLY INJECTION, IS APPROVED

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FOR ANYONE WITH A BODY MASS

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INDEX ABOVE 30, OR ABOVE 27 WITH

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A WEIGHT-RELATED PROBLEM LIKE

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HYPERTENSION OR HIGH

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CHOLESTEROL. MENON SAYS THERE

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ARE TWO BIG HURDLES: MOST

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PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES

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DON'T COVER WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS,

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AND THEY ARE EXPENSIVE. THE

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OTHER PROBLEM IS DEMAND IS SO

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HIGH, PHARMACIES ARE RUNNING OUT

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AND THE DRUGS ARE ON BACKORDER.

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"BUT THIS IS A GOOD CHALLENGE.

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WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM

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BEFORE. WE'VE NEVER HAD A

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PROBLEM WITH AVAILABILITY TO

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THIS EXTENT. EVER. IN MY DECADES

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OF PRACTICING. I'VE BEEN AT

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HENDRICKS FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS,

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AND 2023 IS UNIQUE IN THIS

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RESPECT, THAT THERE ARE SO MANY

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PEOPLE WHO BENEFIT. WE FINALLY

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HAVE SOMETHING THAT WORKS, AND

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INSURANCE IF THEY'VE APPROVED IT

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ALREADY, THE PATIENT IS UNABLE

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TO GET IT AT THE PHARMACY."

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>> KYLIE: MENON SAYS THE

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INTEREST FROM HER PATIENTS IS

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TRULY UNPRECEDENTED. SHE SAYS

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EVERY DRUG HAS A CON, BUT THERE

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AREN'T THAT MANY FOR ZEPBOUND.

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THE MOST COMMON SIDE EFFECTS ARE

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G-I ISSUES LIKE NAUSEA, DIARRHEA

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AND VOMITING, BUT NOT EVERYBODY

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GETS THEM.

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>> LOTS TO UNPACK HERE. A LOT

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OF INTEREST AND BUZZ AROUND THIS

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ACCESS IS A BIG ISSUE. DAVE

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RICKS TALKED ABOUT THE

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MANUFACTURING SIDE OF PRODUCING

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IT TO GET IT TO THE MARKET AND

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THEN THERE'S THE ACCESSIBILITY

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WHEN IT COMES TO INSURANCE,

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MEDICAID, MEDICARE, NOT COVERING

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IT NOW.

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>> THIS IS A MAJOR PIECE OF THE

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PUZZLE THAT HASN'T BEEN SOLVED

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YET. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID

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PATIENTS CAN'T GET IT. IT'S

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$500 TO $1,000 PER MONTH.

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SIMPLY, IT'S UNFAIR THIS HUGE

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SWATH OF PATIENTS WHO COULD

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BENEFIT FROM IT RIGHT NOW CAN'T

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GET IT AND INTERESTING POINT TO

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THAT IS THAT PRIVATE INSURANCE

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OFTEN FOLLOWS THE LEAD OF

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MEDICARE AND MEDICAID. SO, IT'S

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KIND OF A TWO-PRONGED ISSUE

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RIGHT NOW.

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>> INTERESTING TO FOLLOW THAT.

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HOW ABOUT BUZZ IN OTHER AREAS

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LIKE CARDIOVASCULAR DOCS AND

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BARIATRIC SURGERIES THAT MAY BE

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AFFECTED BY THIS?

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>> SHE SAYS THERE'S A LOT OF

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BUZZ AMONG SURGEONS.

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CARDIOLOGISTS ARE INTERESTED.

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IF YOU CAN LOSE A LOT OF WEIGHT,

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IT GREATLY DECREASED YOUR

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CARDIOVASCULAR RISK. HERE'S ONE

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THING, YOU HAVE TO BE ON THESE

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DRUGS THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. IF

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YOU STOP TAKING THEM, THE WEIGHT

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COMES BACK AND IT COMES BACK

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WITH A VENGEANCE. SO, ANOTHER

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FLIPSIDE OF THAT, IT COULD BE

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THE ONLY DRUG YOU'RE ON. IF YOU

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TAKE THIS ONE DRUG, YOU CAN

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ELIMINATE YOUR CARDIOLOGY,

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HYPERTENSION OR HIGH CHOLESTEROL

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DRUG. THERE'S A COST BENEFIT

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ANALYSIS. IF YOU CAN GET OFF