Virtual care company Omada Health
on Thursday said it will start prescribing GLP-1s and other obesity drugs and helping patients manage those medications.
Omada plans to expand the offerings under its weight management program as its membership grows to more than 800,000.
The announcement comes as digital health companies increase their presence in the blockbuster market for GLP-1s to treat obesity, diabetes and other chronic conditions – a space that could be worth roughly $100 billion by the end of the decade, according to some analysts. Several digital health companies similarly offer prescriptions for GLP-1s, and the manufacturers of those drugs, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, are taking steps to make their treatments more accessible while also developing new ones for patients.
“The announcement is in response to our belief that access to GLP-1s will grow pretty significantly over time,” Omada co-founder and CEO Sean Duffy said in an interview. He said Omada recognizes that the market will expand beyond GLP-1 injections to pills and other “next-generation” treatments that work in different ways, underscoring the need to help patients manage their medications.
