Researchers havetaken interestin how these medications work to not only manage blood glucose, buthelp people lose weight. Today, there’s a long list of GLP-1 drugs available on the market — withmore on the way. But with all of these options, how do you decide which is right for you?
One review found that GLP-1 agonists promote weight loss and improve blood pressure and blood lipid levels, which has a positive impact on cardiovascular risk factors. The meds also stimulate the endothelium (the lining of the blood vessels) to produce nitric oxide, which is crucial ...
isn’t the same thing as your pharmacy filling the cheaper, generic version of a drug your doctor prescribed. Though compounded semaglutide, for example, contains the same active ingredient as Wegovy, the FDA doesn’t verify the safety, quality, or effectiveness of such mixed or alte...
Weight loss tops many folks' list of New Year's resolutions, and lots of people are turning to cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic to help them drop excess pounds. These drugs, called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), work in several different ways to help pe...
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Though compounded semaglutide, for example, contains the same active ingredient as Wegovy, the Food and Drug Administration doesn’t verify the safety, quality, or effectiveness of such mixed or altered meds. Given the surging popularity of obesity management drugs in recent years, the FDA put ...