This creates significant barriers for the most vulnerable populations, which leads to disparities in use, and supply shortages likely will magnify these disparities, as patients with more financial or technology resources, higher literacy, or access to specialty care will be able to source and maintain adequate supplies. Dr Dominguez added, Those with the ability to go to different pharmacies and spend time calling around to find these medications often have greater success getting access to them when there is a shortage than those who do not have the means to do those things. Voicing similar concerns, Dr Ekanayake said that while clinicians in her practice at UC San Diego Health have been able to help their patients navigate the GLP-1 drug shortage thus far, the issue has opened my eyes to the dichotomy between those who have and those who have not, as there is a very drastic difference in how GLP-1 agonist shortages unequally affect patients from different backgrounds. Helping Patients Navigate Shortages In this unprecedented time of medical information excess, and at a time when people are looking for a quick cosmetic fix for body image issues, we still need to figure out how to help our patients who truly need GLP-1 agonists, Dr Ekanayake stated

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Adults: take 1/2 teaspoon (1 scoop) daily mixed into food or liquid