Dr. George Carroll runs BeSlimMD, a private weight loss clinic in Maitland. He has been helping patients lose weight for more than 40 years, but says when so called GLP-1 drugs made from semaglutide or tirzepatide hit the market, it was a game changer.

Several years ago, a little-known drug named Ozempic – previously used only to treat diabetes – emerged as a promising new drug for weight management. The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Ozempic in 2021 for weight loss treatment ushered in a new era for the class of drugs called glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists,