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The May 26 front-page article “Patients face new hurdles to affordable obesity drugs” highlighted significant barriers patients and providers face in accessing GLP-1 and dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonists (such as Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy and Zepbound) for weight management. However, one critical group whose lives may depend on these medications was absent: individuals with end-stage organ failure.

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