Thyroid tumors have been reported in rodents given GLP analogs and thyroid C-cell hyperplasia has been reported in humans
All participants received standard care counseling with regard to lifestyle recommendations such as diet, physical activity and behavior modification
A pill may be the right tool for one person, while surgery may be the better long-term option for another
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs are a class of medications originally developed to treat Type 2 diabetes
Similarly, a 2024 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association analyzed data from 16,827 patients and found that those prescribed semaglutide had a significantly higher risk of developing NAION compared to those on non-GLP-1 medications
Ward ZJ, Bleich SN, Long MW, Gortmaker SL