Major clinical trials like STEP 1 through STEP 5 tracked patients for 68 weeks on active medication, and emerging real-world data suggests many individuals maintain benefits beyond one year of consistent therapy
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Other serious side effects listed are pancreatitis, gallbladder problems, hypoglycemia, kidney failure, change in vision, increased heart rate, thoughts of suicide and depression
MC4R integrates anorectic signals derived from alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) and orexigenic signals generated by agouti-related peptide (AGRP) [3, 4]
The GLP-1 drug mediated suppression of brain inflammation may turn out to be yet another key use case