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As Ozempic, Mounjaro Grab Share, Can Metformin Get A Leg-Up From Long COVID?

US Prescription Data Show Big Gains For New Generation Drugs

 
• By Vibha Ravi

Diabetes and obesity products like Ozempic/Wegovy and Mounjaro are gaining share at the expense of metformin and SGLT-2 inhibitors. Scrip looks at data on prescription shifts in the US while examining if metformin remains attractive and whether a recent study showing efficacy in long COVID treatment could help

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Metformin Faces Market Share Erosion • Source: Shutterstock

Novo Nordisk A/S’s semaglutide and Eli Lilly and Company’s tirzepatide, now proven to offer the perfect combination of treating type 2 diabetes while also reducing obesity, have not just found admirers in the likes of Tesla Inc’s celebrity CEO Elon Musk but also among common folk.

While this has meant a loss of market share for other type 2 diabetes drugs too, metformin seems to have suffered the highest erosion of its pie in the US and other

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