Disparities in Prescription of Long‐Acting GLP‐1s
Black and Hispanic patients were less likely and patients with private insurance, diabetes, and established patient relationships were more likely to be prescribed Sema/Tirz. Racial and ethnic disparities in medication prescription were less apparent after a state Medicaid policy change to cover new GLP-1s.
Authors
- Apovian Cm
- Thomas C. Tsai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9183-016X)
- Pourya Medhati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6684-3439)
- Eric G. Sheu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2707-1768)
- Nora O. Sheu
- Katherine Wasden
- Dong Wook Kim
- Ali Tavakkoli
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.70152
- Primary Topic
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00