However, this is an off-label practice, and it is not yet clear whether using sub-clinical doses are either effective or safe
8.2 Cost-effectiveness and health economic implications The elevated cost of acquisition of GLP-1 receptor agonists convey major challenges for healthcare systems, with yearly treatment expenses between $10,000 and $15,000 USD, markedly surpassing those of conventional diabetic drugs (Kong et al
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A 2025 meta-analysis in JACC encompassing 99,599 patients demonstrated reductions in all-cause death, cardiovascular death, MACE, myocardial infarction, and heart failure hospitalization with high-certainty evidence