Twenty percent of eligible youth prescribed GLP-1 receptor agonists
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March 5, 2026
Twenty percent of potentially eligible youth are prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), with the odds of prescription higher with increasing age, increasing body mass index (BMI), and non-Hispanic White or Hispanic race and ethnicity, according to a study published online March 2 in Pediatrics.
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Originally published on Medical Xpress on 3/5/2026