semaglutide glp-1 analogue Drug Can Cause Rare, Potentially Blinding Side Effect, EMA Warns Semaglutide vs. Other GLP-1 Receptor

PMID: 32358995

Symptomatic awareness of hypoglycemia may be less pronounced in patients with longstanding diabetes in patients with diabetic nerve disease, in patients using medications that block the sympathetic nervous system (e.g., beta-blockers), or in patients who experience recurrent hypoglycemia

Can aid in the promotion of collagen and elastin as well as improved hair growth

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In the perspective, the team noted that the GLP-1RA class of medications is transforming the care of obesity and type 2 diabetes in adults and noted recent studies indicating similar powerful effects in children and adolescents