Al Carter, executive director of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, a nonprofit that represents state pharmacy regulators, said that it is not aware of any other states taking similar action
GLP-1 medications like Foundayo may improve insulin sensitivity in the brain, support healthier neuron functions, and potentially slow cognitive decline
"We know from the Diabetes Prevention Program that yes, if we improve weight without medication, if they're able to improve it by 5% to 7%, even that smaller amount of weight does improve people's different chronic conditions," Alexander explained
"I can't even count on both hands how many people I know abuse GLP-1s, like myself," she says, "and it's a real problem." As GLP-1 drugs become easier to access in a culture once again obsessed with thinness, they are colliding with a long-standing public health crisis: eating disorders
The question is what causes them, and the answer is almost always indirect