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2. Semaglutide - Wikipedia

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   Semaglutide is an antidiabetic medication used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and an anti-obesity medication used for long-term weight management. [19] [20] [21] It is a peptide similar to the hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), modified with a side chain .

3. Weight Loss Drugs Like Wegovy and Ozempic Can Influence ... - AOL

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   Semaglutide, or Ozempic, is a glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist. First used as a type 2 diabetes medication, it lowers levels of sugar in the blood. First used as a type 2 diabetes medication, it ...

4. Could drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy help people live longer ...

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   Originally, semaglutide and similar drugs were primarily developed to manage type 2 diabetes. They work by activating GLP-1 receptors and increasing insulin levels in the body and thereby ...

5. Doctors are prescribing the weight loss drug semaglutide ...

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   A 2021 study on semaglutide in the New England Journal of Medicine found a 15% reduction in body weight, while Bustamante points to a 2022 extension of the original study, which shows that ...

6. Cagrilintide/semaglutide - Wikipedia

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   HbA1c was significantly improved compared to cagrilintide alone and non-significantly better than semaglutide alone. In a Phase II trial, weight loss averaged -15.6 percent after 32 weeks, making CagriSema comparable in efficacy to tirzepatide. A future trial sponsored by Novo Nordisk is comparing tirzepatide and CagriSema head-to-head.

7. Anti-obesity medication - Wikipedia

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   e. Orlistat (Xenical), the most commonly used medication to treat obesity and sibutramine (Meridia), a medication that was withdrawn due to cardiovascular side effects. Anti-obesity medication or weight loss medications are pharmacological agents that reduce or control excess body fat. These medications alter one of the fundamental processes of ...