The impact of new weight loss treatments is being felt well beyond the health-care industry . Analysts used the ritual of quarterly earnings calls to probe companies on whether their businesses were being helped — or hampered by — the latest trend. Drugs that mimic gut hormones like glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1, were first used to treat diabetes, but have gained favor as obesity treatments.
Cardinal Health also said the medications provided a tailwind to its revenue for another quarter. The company raised its fiscal 2024 pharmaceutical sales outlook, citing help from the drugs. Employers watch health-care costs More than 40% of the U.S. adult population is considered obese, and some worry health-care costs will rise rapidly as the drugs become widely used. Some companies already bar weight loss medications from their insurance plans to keep costs down.
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