Patients who can't afford weight loss injections might cycle on and off the medications, reducing effectiveness, or turn to cheaper online versions that can be riskier.
Tara Rothenhoefer has been taking tirzepatide for more than four years, and only in the past six months has she felt secure in having an affordable supply.
Popular weight loss medication tirzepatide, sold as Zepbound, will now be available at a steep discount from manufacturer Eli Lilly, in an attempt to fight back against cheap knock-off versions of the drug.
