Semaglutide

Medical therapeutics for weight loss are changing the landscape of obesity but impacts on obesity-associated cancer remain unclear. We report that in pre-clinical models with significant retatrutide (RETA, LY3437943)-induced weight loss, pancreatic c…

AIMS: As a result of the withdrawal of lorcaserin and the approval of tirzepatide and semaglutide, we conducted a new network meta-analysis to assess the overall and comparative effects of six US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved weight-los…

INTRODUCTION: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently the most common type of chronic liver disease. Semaglutide is a glucose-lowering drug administered for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and is clinically effective i…

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP1a) agonists are one of the most recent discoveries to improve blood glucose control and provide satiety. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first of these therapeutics for the manage…

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Oral semaglutide and empagliflozin are commonly used for the management of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but head-to-head comparisons in real-world settings are limited. We aimed to emulate the PIONEER-2 trial using electronic health re…

In this narrative review we describe the recent updates regarding anti-obesity medications as of February 2025. We describe the physiologic mechanisms underpinning the development of hunger, satiation, and maintenance of satiety to address targets fo…

Therapeutic peptides' physical and chemical stability is of significant interest to the pharmaceutical industry. This study examines the effects of pH, temperature, and buffer strength on semaglutide (SEMA) stability using two orthogonal stability-in…

BACKGROUND: Bone and joint infections (BJI) are a significant complication after arthroplasty and fracture fixation, particularly challenging in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity. Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 recepto…

OBJECTIVES: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide. While glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) show promise in MASLD treatment, the comparative effectiven…

Given the documented increased risk of non-arteritic ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION), the widespread use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) has raised concerns regarding their ophthalmic safety. This study presents a unique c…

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a global public health challenge. Pharmacological interventions, such as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists (eg, semaglutide) and dual GLP-1/gastric inhibitory polypeptide receptor agonists (eg, tirzepatide), hav…

BACKGROUND: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have demonstrated significant cardiovascular (CV) benefits, particularly in patients with diabetes mellitus, but the safety and efficacy of different GLP-1 RAs across diverse populatio…

The global burden of overweight and obesity has increased by threefold since the 1970s, which led to increased incidences of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. This review aimed to explore the metabolic impacts of semaglutide, including its…

BACKGROUND: Systematic and transparent evaluation of medicines remains a global challenge. In China, structured frameworks for clinical value assessment are underutilized despite improved access to negotiated medicines. Once-weekly glucagon-like pept…

INTRODUCTION: This systematic review and meta‑analysis is the first to comprehensively compare oral and subcutaneous semaglutide for type 2 diabetes (T2D) management. OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to determine whether oral semaglutide is noninferior to the…

The rising prevalence of youth-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) in children necessitates early intervention with tight glycemic control, obesity medications, and metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS). Insulin and metformin are standard treatments, but add…