In adults and adolescents with overweight or obesity, semaglutide gave more QALYs and higher costs than phentermine-topiramate, phentermine and naltrexone-bupropion.
In plain wordsIn cost studies, semaglutide gave more healthy years than some other weight-loss drugs but cost more.
- Peptide
- Semaglutide
- Outcome
- IncreaseQALYs versus other anti-obesity drugs
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Outcome group
- Cost-effectiveness · Whole body
Source sentences
The current systematic review showed that semaglutide provides more QALYs and creates more costs in comparison with phentermine-topiramate, phentermine, and naltrexone-bupropion.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
The present study aimed to systematically collect and synthesize available cost-effectiveness studies of semaglutide in patients with obesity or overweight in comparison with other interventions.
In this study, Semaglutide was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking Semaglutide.