A GLP-1 receptor agonist approved for type 2 diabetes and chronic weight management.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease (MASLD) and its progression to steatohepatitis (MASH) are highly prevalent among obese patients, contributing substantially to healthcare costs. Semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor a…
INTRODUCTION: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are therapies for type 2 diabetes whose use expanded sharply after semaglutide's 2021 approval for obesity. Although gastrointestinal effects are well described, national patterns of…
INTRODUCTION: Obesity is increasingly prevalent in type 1 diabetes (T1D), contributing to insulin resistance and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). While semaglutide has demonstrated weight loss, improved glycemic contr…
INTRODUCTION: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a critical public health crisis in Pakistan, which currently holds the highest age-standardised prevalence globally. While semaglutide significantly improves glycemic control and weight, high costs limit access…
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are widely used to manage type 2 diabetes and promote weight loss. Semaglutide (SEM)-a long acting GLP-1-has experienced an extraordinary surge in popularity since its approval in 2017. Between 2021 a…
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), including long-acting semaglutide, are revolutionary anti-obesity therapies. However, emerging evidence indicates that weight loss may come at the expense of skeletal muscle mass, a tissue essent…
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Recent observational studies have reported conflicting evidence regarding an association between glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), particularly semaglutide, and nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuro…
AIMS: Treatment options for adolescents with obesity are limited, and some may benefit from lower maintenance doses of semaglutide. This study used model-informed drug development (MIDD) to evaluate whether a 1.7-mg maintenance dose provides comparab…
PURPOSE: Glaucoma is a multifactorial disease, where metabolic and mitochondrial dysfunction may play a major role in the progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells that characterize the disease. Currently, treatment strategies consist of IOP-lowerin…
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are increasingly used for managing type 2 diabetes and obesity. As their clinical applications expand, interest in their safety and adverse effects has grown. This study provides a comprehensive bi…
Women with a raised body mass index are likely to take longer to conceive and have poorer outcomes from fertility treatment. Furthermore, fertility clinics commonly require women to have body mass index < 30 kg/mprior to treatment. Consequently, many…
BACKGROUND: Health Canada is proposing to use decisions by foreign regulators in approving new drugs to speed up their marketing. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the length of gaps in submissions to and approvals by Health Canada compared to the Food and…
INTRODUCTION: The global prevalence of obesity is rising, paralleled by an increase in IBD (inflammatory bowel disease). While studies examining the impact of obesity on IBD have yielded conflicting results, some suggest that obesity may increase adv…
The year 2025 saw major advances in gastroenterology and hepatology. Having long been overshadowed by other chronic viral hepatitis, Hepatitis D now benefits from new therapeutic options, including bulevirtide, offering markedly improved clinical pro…
This article responds to Ryan's and Savulescu's claim that semaglutide enhances autonomy by reducing problematic desires. Drawing on Frankfurt's hierarchical model of autonomy, this article argues that pharmacological alignment between first-order an…
BACKGROUND: The use of online and/or compounding pharmacies to access glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) increases the risk for prescription error (e.g. accidental overdose) especially in racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disadvant…
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To examine the role of pharmacologic obesity treatment in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), with a focus on efficacy, safety, and clinical positioning in the context of T2D-specific metabolic and therapeutic challenges. RECENT FIN…
INTRODUCTION: Obesity is a global public health issue, with its effects a particular issue in Kuwait. Advances in pharmaceutical treatment (eg, glucagon-like peptide-1s) offer an effective solution, with the magnitude of weight lost something to cele…