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Psoriasis is a chronic, incurable inflammatory skin condition that causes skin cells to multiply too rapidly, leading to scaly, itchy, and sometimes painful patches
These medications can be highly effective and safe when used appropriately under a doctors care and for FDA-approved conditions, such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease and obstructive sleep apnea
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Long-term administration in mice inhibited development of leukemia by 6-fold and reduced total spontaneous tumor incidence, with no increase in cancer risk despite telomerase activationaddressing theoretical concerns about uncontrolled proliferation
One consideration unique to covering GLP-1s for anti-obesity is that while plan sponsors will incur new short-term pharmacy costs, expected cost offsets such as lower medical benefit costs may not materialize until years later