People in West Virginia may recognize these other popular brand names for modern weight loss drugs that are in high demand: Ozempic (semaglutide from Novo Nordisk) Rybelsus (semaglutide from Novo Nordisk) Wegovy (semaglutide from Novo Nordisk) Mounjaro (tirzepatide from Eli Lilly and Company) Saxenda (liraglutide from Novo Nordisk) Victoza (liraglutide from Novo Nordisk) Trulicity (dulaglutide from Eli Lilly and Company) If you took any of the above prescription drugs and suffered major health complications, Bursor & Fisher, P.A
Their absence from the label means incidence is unknown, not that the symptom cannot occur
Unlike any other medicine in the GLP-1 class today, semaglutide is the only molecule whose respective FDA indications span obesity, type 2 diabetes, liver disease, kidney disease and cardiovascular risk, the statement read
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2016;101:2122-9.ArticlePubMed 91
There are many new medications in the GLP-1 category under development that are even more potent than what we have now
GLP-1s can be incredibly helpful, but only as part of a broader metabolic strategy