For the purpose of this review, GLP-1based therapies are GLP-1 receptor agonists such as exenatide, liraglutide, and others or dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors such as sitagliptin, vildagliptin, saxagliptin, alogliptin, and linagliptin (8)
Access to GLP-1 medications is set to grow in the US with the expansion of telehealth and the development of pill formats both driving costs down
It becomes part of their morning ritual, like taking vitamins
The headline results at 80 weeks were: 12 mg dose: average weight loss of 28.3% (approximately 70.3 lbs / 31.9 kg) 9 mg dose: average weight loss of 25.9% (approximately 64.4 lbs / 29.2 kg) 4 mg dose: average weight loss of 19.0% (approximately 47.2 lbs / 21.4 kg) Placebo: average weight loss of just 2.2% Perhaps most striking was the proportion of patients hitting bariatric-surgery-level outcomes: at the highest dose, 45.3% of participants lost 30% or more of their body weight , and 65.3% reduced their BMI to below 30 kg/m meaning they were no longer classified as living with obesity by the end of the trial
While GLP-1s offer many health benefits, eye disease risk must be considered in some populations, Lam told Healthline