Multiple users report the first month at the advertised $149 but subsequent months auto-charging at $399
Worldwide, 2 billion adults were overweight in 2022 and 890 million of them were obese, according to the World Health Organization
It also increases the likelihood of non-infectious gastroenteritis, gastroparesis, hypotension, sleep disturbances, arthralgia, interstitial nephritis, and tendinitis
In the same month, the commission officially included weight management as one of the key actions under the Healthy China initiative, marking the elevation of weight loss to a national strategic priority
One important note: employer contributions can be increased during the benefit year but cannot be decreased
That changed when the SURMOUNT-5 trial compared tirzepatide (the active ingredient in Zepbound) and semaglutide directly