04-09-2026 06:01 via medpagetoday.com

Off-Label GLP-1 Use Skyrockets in Young Kids

(MedPage Today) -- Prescribing GLP-1 receptor agonists to children ages 8 to 11 years with obesity surged 310-fold since 2019, despite a lack of FDA approval in kids under 12, a large cross-sectional analysis showed.
Among over 3.5 million children...
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