Introduction: The efficacy of once-weekly (O.W.) semaglutide for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been demonstrated in clinical trials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aimed to evaluate the long-term cost-effectiveness of once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide versus polyethylene glycol loxenatide (PEG-loxenatide) in patients with type 2 diabetes uncontrolled on metformin, from a Chinese healthcare systems perspective.
Methods: The study applied the Swedish Institute of Health Economics Diabetes Cohort Model to evaluate the long-term clinical and economic outcomes of once-weekly treatment of semaglutide at 0.5 mg and 1.