In this role, PBMs serve several functions: negotiating rebates and price discounts with drug manufacturers, processing and adjudicating claims, reimbursing pharmacies for drugs dispensed to patients, structuring pharmacy networks, and designing drug benefit offerings, which includes developing formularies (lists of covered drugs), determining utilization management rules, and establishing cost-sharing requirements
Anecdotal reports suggest UTI risk is highest during the initial weeks and during dose increases, which aligns with when GI side effects (and therefore dehydration risk) are most pronounced
Initially developed for type 2 diabetes, these drugs are now widely used for obesity and cardiovascular risk reduction, with emerging applications in neurological disease [2, 3]
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