The medication itself is FDA-approved, just not for that particular purpose
Tirzepatide also improves insulin sensitivity and slows gastric emptying, helping control rapid spikes in blood sugar after meals
In 2017, a small single-center randomized trial of 62 participants, but with longer follow-up, found benefit with exenatide given once weekly (see graph below)
Addiction and liver specialist Professor Paul Haber, who is leading the Australian arm of the trial, says the goal is to treat both alcohol dependence and the severe liver damage it causes
Submitting a prior authorization with a diabetes diagnosis code when the actual treatment goal is weight loss constitutes insurance fraud under 18 USC 1347 and can result in criminal penalties for the provider and beneficiary
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