A GLP-1 receptor agonist approved for type 2 diabetes and chronic weight management.
OBJECTIVES: Youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and obesity face challenges in achieving optimal glycemic control and experience higher risk for long-term complications. While glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) have shown weight and gly…
BACKGROUND: Injectable peptides are increasingly promoted for musculoskeletal recovery, tissue repair, and performance enhancements; however, clinical adoption has outpaced high-quality evidence and regulatory consensus. PURPOSE: To summarize contemp…
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Myocardial fibrosis (MF), a hallmark of structural cardiac remodelling, drives disease progression across most forms of heart failure and plays a central role in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Despite…
Salcaprozate sodium (SNAC) is an FDA GRAS-listed permeation enhancer used in oral semaglutide and vitamin B12 formulations. Although its rapid and reversible membrane-perturbing effects are well recognised, it's in vivo performance is highly variable…
BACKGROUND: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are widely used for metabolic disorders. Howeve, their effects on depressive symptoms and psychological well-being remain uncertain. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review and meta-a…
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists are widely used for the management of obesity and dysglycaemia, and current evidence does not support a causal association with pancreatic cancer. We report a 55-year old woman with obesity and prediabetes wh…
BACKGROUND: Prediabetes represents an intermediate stage in the dysglycemia continuum, associated with increased cardiometabolic risk but also substantial opportunity for prevention. The aim of this review was to summarize and critically evaluate the…
BACKGROUND: Semaglutide and other Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have demonstrated cardiovascular and renal benefits in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); however, individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) hav…
BACKGROUND: The combination of cagrilintide and semaglutide has been shown in global studies to induce reductions in bodyweight. We assessed the efficacy and safety of a fixed-dose combination of cagrilintide 2·4 mg and semaglutide 2·4 mg versus sema…
AIMS: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are widely used for metabolic disorders, but emerging safety concerns include alopecia and reproductive or endocrine-related adverse events (AEs). This study investigated the association bet…
BACKGROUND: Novel antiobesity medications have demonstrated significant weight loss in clinical trials. Data on real-world use of semaglutide are lacking. Such data are vital to inform health benefit design of this and other costly incretin mimetics,…
52-year-old woman with cardiac sarcoidosis and a dual-chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was treated with semaglutide for refractory obesity (body mass index (BMI) of 40.1 (kg/m)). After rapid weight loss of 25 kg, she developed pai…
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists have emerged as promising therapeutic candidates for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). Importantly, semaglutide was recently approved as the first GLP-1 based treatment for peop…
Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists continue to gain popularity in treating an increasing number of chronic conditions. As such, it is imperative that providers keep a vigilant eye on patients utilizing these medicines, monitoring for both known…
BACKGROUND: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has emerged as the predominant of heart failure (HF), particularly among aging populations and individuals with a high burden of comorbidities. Its underlying pathophysiological mecha…
This study aims to compare the single-dose pharmacokinetic profiles of semaglutide administered via sublingual, oral, and injectable routes in Sprague-Dawley rats. Semaglutide was delivered sublingually in a proprietary anhydrous suspension vehicle.…
The prevalence of age-related dry eye disease (DED) is rapidly increasing with global aging, and progressive lacrimal gland (LG) dysfunction represents a central pathogenic mechanism for which targeted therapies remain limited. Semaglutide (Sema), a…
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) affects 32 million people worldwide and is responsible for tens of billions of dollars in healthcare expenditure annually, with costs primarily driven by hospitalizations. HFpEF is notoriously di…
Obesity and hypertension are interdependent chronic conditions that substantially elevate global cardiovascular risk. Rising obesity prevalence has led to a parallel increase in hypertension, driven by complex physiological disturbances that extend b…