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The marketing aimed specifically at women, particularly around perimenopause and hormonal weight gain, is a targeting strategy rather than a pharmacological distinction
Semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist, primarily used to manage type 2 diabetes and promote weight loss
Though these drugs are generally less effective than newer alternatives, they can work for many people: Orlistat (Alli, Xenical) reduces the amount of fat absorbed by the intestines
While there's no peer-reviewed data on why this happens, according to Rob Stransky, president of the telehealth provider NiceRx, this can happen because of how these drugs slow the body's gastric emptying process, or how food moves away from the stomach into the small intestine
Consistent with FDA labeling, GLP-1 RAs amplify hypoglycemia risk when combined with insulin or sulfonylureas 42 , a complication linked to seizures, syncope, and tremors 43
