Retatrutide is now being further evaluated in large-scale phase 3 clinical trials under the TRIUMPH program, which includes multiple studies assessing its effects in obesity, overweight with comorbidities, and type 2 diabetes
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In connective tissues, the peptide stimulates fibroblast proliferation and extracellular matrix synthesis
Governments looking to reduce the costs of healthcare and boost economic productivity also need to tread carefully when encouraging the use of GLP-1 drugs in people with obesity without addressing the wider socio-economic challenges patients face as well as the problems posed by the rise in ultra-processed food and poor provision of physical exercise facilities
As blockbuster weight loss drug semaglutide inches closer to losing its patent exclusivity in India, innovator Novo Nordisk is upping its ante against local firms wanting to launch copies of the drug