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LifeMD, Withings partner on weight management

May 2, 2024HME News Staff

NEW YORK and BOSTON – A new strategic partnership designed to advance weight management care will see LifeMD provide its GLP-1 weight-loss patients with advanced in-home health monitoring devices from Withings Health Solutions, including the Body pro 2 scale and the BPM Connect Pro blood pressure monitor. Through the partnership, LifeMD, a provider of virtual primary care services, provides clinicians with near real-time and actionable patient data that can drive compliance, enhance clinical...

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New weight loss drug reduces AHI in certain patients

April 17, 2024HME News Staff

INDIANAPOLIS – Eli Lilly and Company’s tirzepatide injection diabetes and weight loss drug may help reduce AHI in patients with sleep apnea, according to the results of the company’s phase 3 clinical trials. The Surmount-OSA Study 1 evaluated tirzepatide in adults with moderate-to-severe OSA and obesity who were not on PAP therapy for 52 weeks. Tirzepatide led to a mean AHI reduction from baseline of 27.4 events per hour compared to a mean AHI reduction from baseline of 4.8 events...

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Indie pharmacies report shortages 

February 15, 2024HME News Staff

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Nearly 96% of independent pharmacy owners and managers report experiencing shortages or backorders of GLP-1 drugs, according to the results of a new survey from the National Community Pharmacists Association. Most report ordering the drugs upon paid claims (63%) rather than keeping a stock on hand (37%) due to high prices and low reimbursement from pharmacy benefit managers, the survey found. “GLP-1s have been tremendously popular over the last couple of years...

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ResMed starts tracking patients on both weight loss drugs, CPAP therapy

January 5, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor

YARMOUTH, Maine – ResMed CEO Mick Farrell believes that, based on the company’s early research, weight loss drugs will be a “net positive” for patient flow for sleep apnea.  “I mean, I think there's $1 trillion worth of market cap now from these (pharmaceutical) companies and they will turn that into marketing to bring people in for the miracle drug,” he said during a recent conference call to discuss ResMed’s latest financial results. “And...

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Industry weighs potential impact of weight loss drugs

November 17, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

YARMOUTH, Maine – Respondents to a recent HME Newspoll aren’t quite sure what to make of the weight loss drug craze and whether or not it will impact demand for certain HME.  Nearly 40% of respondents say the drugs, which are known as GLP-1s and which include brand names like Ozempic and Wegovy, could reduce demand for CPAP devices, as obesity is among the most important risk factors for sleep apnea.  “Over time, I think this will have a huge impact on PAP devices...

Diabetes, Sleep Apnea, weight loss drugs


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