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Any promotional activity, including so-called awareness campaigns, that functions as a surrogate advertisement for prescription-only drugs shall be viewed seriously and may be treated as irrational or misleading marketing practice, stated Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, Drugs Controller General of India

A study published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (Frias et al., 2021) from an early phase 2 comparison found that tirzepatide produced dose-dependent weight loss that exceeded semaglutide 1 mg across all dose levels tested, confirming the advantage of the dual mechanism

For example, Ozempic is covered only to treat diabetes, and Wegovy is covered for the indication of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE) reduction in overweight/obese adults, but neither are currently covered for obesity as a standalone condition

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