Early trial results have been promising, fueling significant interest among both patients and healthcare providers
Patients on semaglutide who took a weekly dose of 2.4 mg for 68 weeks, or roughly 15 months, dropped an average of 35 pounds, or 15% of their body weight, compared to 2.4% for the placebo group
A Look at GLP-1 Results According to researchers at Shenandoah University, the medication produced clinically significant weight loss during trials conducted as part of the Semaglutide Treatment Effect in People with Obesity (STEP) program
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Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist approved by the FDA for several indications: type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic weight management, and more recently, to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with established cardiovascular disease and either overweight or obesity