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Lastly, patients with heart failure (HF), composite cardiovascular events (i.e., unstable angina, ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction, coronary stenting, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass), and clinically significant portal hypertension events (i.e., esophageal varices with and without bleeding, ascites, hepatic failure, hepatorenal syndrome, portal hypertension, liver transplant status, fibrosis, sclerosis and cirrhosis of the liver, hepatic encephalopathy, jaundice) were excluded if they occurred before inclusion to the cohort or prior to the index event
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For cash-paying customers, Novo previously dropped the price for injectable Wegovy and most Ozempic dosages to $349 a month, down from $499, for consumers who purchase the medication directly from the drugmaker, telehealth partners, or retail pharmacies