Once-weekly semaglutide for patients with type 2 diabetes: a cost-effectiveness analysis in the Netherlands

Objective Choosing therapies for type 2 diabetes that are both effective and cost-effective is vital as healthcare systems worldwide aim to maximize health of the population. The present analysis assessed the cost-effectiveness of once-weekly semaglutide (a novel glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist) versus insulin glargine U100 (the most commonly used basal insulin) and versus dulaglutide (an alternative once-weekly GLP-1 receptor agonist), from a societal perspective in the Netherlands. Research design and methods The IQVIA CORE Diabetes Model was used to project outcomes for onc... Mehr ...