Telehealth has been a game changer in providing access to health care, particularly during the pandemic. “It’s a little scary that you can just wake up and get these appointments in - or these pharmaceuticals - and you’re not being cared for,” said Holtz. Some companies require that the patient hop on a video or phone call with the provider - others don’t require either. Once a patient fills out the required forms online, information gets transferred to an in-state provider who can write the prescription. Bree Holtz, an associate professor at Michigan State University studying telemedicine, told CNN. There are few across-the-board requirements when it comes to digital health companies’ intake processes, Dr.
“I think we really need to start questioning our ethics around this.” “At the start of 2022, these companies weren’t marketing this stuff,” Narang said, noting advertising around Ozempic took off in 2022. Last week, the company bought telehealth subscription service Sequence, which helps connect patients to doctors who can prescribe weight loss and diabetes drugs. WeightWatchers is also tapping into the telehealth prescription drug space. The market surpassed forecasters’ expectations for 2022 and is expected to become a nearly $2 billion industry in 2023. In part because of Ozempic’s popularity, the prescription weight loss drug market has grown significantly, according to MarketData Enterprises, an independent market research and consulting firm. “But not always the safest.” People who put in average weights on the online intake forms were still offered the antidiabetic drug, Narang told CNN. Disha Narang, endocrinologist and director of obesity medicine at Northwestern Medicine, Lake Forest Hospital. “Anecdotally, it’s almost easier to get medication ,” said Dr. Many advertise quick and easy - sometimes same-day - access.
The current drug shortage has limited access for patients with diabetes who rely on it to control their blood sugar.ĭigital health companies make medications like Ozempic easier to get by providing prescriptions online. Telehealth and social media are playing a significant role in driving demand for Ozempic, a prescription drug that treats Type 2 diabetes, experts told CNN.
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