The chokehold that social media has on us, Im trying to hold onto people before they get sucked into the GLP-1 abyss. Glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonists, better known as GLP-1s and even more ubiquitously referred to by brand names Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro, have been dubbed the wonder drugs or culprits behind the dramatic weight loss weve seen across pop culture
FDA has accepted the NDA for an oral formulation of Novo Nordisk A/Ss Wegovy (semaglutide) in treating obesity
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While some peptides have relatively favorable safety profiles, proper oversight provides crucial benefits
Common side effects include gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea) that typically diminish during dose escalation
Discussions The results of this study showed that the 7 GLP-1RAs were ranked from highest to lowest as semaglutide, dulaglutide, liraglutide, exenatide, lixisenatide, PEG loxenatide, and benalutide