As of June 2026, the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has licensed Wegovy for weight loss in both tablet and injectable forms
Other ASCO-presented research found that people with stage I, II, or III lung, breast, colorectal, or liver cancer who took a GLP-1 drug were less likely to progress to stage IV disease than those who did not take one
Beyond the GI profile, the NEJM Phase 2 trial also logged back pain as a low-rate adverse event across dose groups, and a small number of pancreatitis and gallbladder events were recorded at higher doses the full NEJM 2023 retatrutide obesity trial adverse events line-listing (abdominal pain, back pain, pancreatitis, gallbladder) is why many researchers pair the stomach pain discussion with back pain when reviewing the data
It is a known effect of GLP-1 receptor agonists like tirzepatide
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