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Tissue is destroyed when laser or cryosurgery is used and no biopsy examination would be possible
Lack of dosing safety studies: Even small differences in dose may lead to drastically different outcomes due to its extreme potency
Therefore, we performed a scenario analysis in which we assumed that everyone who started an SGLT2i or GLP-1 RA would have initiated a different glucose-lowering medication at the same time, and thus the cost of SGLT2is and GLP-1 RAs was reduced by the mean cost of all other glucose-lowering medications ($288
Brand-Name Comparison Brand-name Mounjaro or Zepbound: $1,069 monthly Compounded tirzepatide: $349 monthly Monthly savings: $720 (67% less expensive) 18-month treatment: Brand-name: $19,242 Compounded: $6,282 Total savings: $12,960 Semaglutide vs Tirzepatide Cost Comparison Compounded semaglutide: $199 monthly Compounded tirzepatide: $349 monthly Difference: $150 monthly more for tirzepatide The question becomes whether tirzepatides superior clinical results (22.5% average weight loss versus 14.9% for semaglutide) justify the additional $150 monthly cost