Both medications slow stomach emptying and signal satiety to the brain, but their binding affinities and tissue distribution vary, leading to different clinical outcomes
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This weekly schedule makes it convenient for patients and helps maintain consistent levels of the medication in the body
This is not a unique phenomenon to GLP-1 medications and is similar to what we observe with medications that treat other chronic conditions, like high blood pressure, asthma, or inflammatory bowel disease, Maselli says
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Ozempic and Wegovy are proven to significantly lower those risks