Maahs D, de Serna DG, Kolotkin RL, Ralston S, Sandate J, Qualls C, et al
The majority of studies indicate that GLP-1 RAs are associated with an increased risk of gallbladder or biliary tract diseases ( 2 = 3.5%) ( GLP-1 RAs may induce cholecystitis and cholelithiasis through multiple mechanisms, including altering bile composition by increasing cholesterol secretion into bile
Should research pan out, it could offer clinicians a powerful new tool to help treat addiction and compulsive behaviors
In this case, it's semaglutide, an appetite suppressant
A recent study has shown that these weight loss drugs, injected weekly into the abdomen, reduce the incidence of major cardiac events by 20% 1 and the risk of significant cardiac events by the same amount