“Preliminary research suggests that GLP-1 RAs modulate dopamine in reward pathways,” explains Qeadan. In other words, these drugs seem to work by suppressing the activation of these pathways. This reduces both the urge to carry out the behavior in question (i.e. cravings) and the feelings...
Obese patients are scrambling to find important drugs vital for their health as the popularity of Ozempic and Mounjaro has depleted supplies in pharmacies.
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Ozempic and similar drugs mimic the effects of GLP-1, a type of hormone in the body that impacts everything from the brain to muscle to the pancreas, stomach and liver. Without taking something to change the hormonal levels in the body, people with certain genetics simply cannot lo...
Among those prescribed a GLP-1 medication for weight loss, 10 of every 10,000 (0.1%) were diagnosed with gastroparesis at least six months later. Meanwhile, only 4 out of 10,000 people (0.04%) not taking the drugs who were matched based on their age, sex, ethn...
In September 2023, the FDA updated Ozempic side effects to include ileus (an intestinal obstruction) in the product label for this medicine and other similar medicines (Wegovy, Rybelsus, and Mounjaro). The Ozempic side effect ileus was voluntarily reported in postmarketing experience after it was...
December 5, 2023: Plaintiffs representing those injured by Ozempic and other similar drugs request MDL As expected, a separate motion was filed for a broader MDL today covering all types of lawsuits beyond gastroparesis, such as cyclical vomiting and gallbladder issues, like gallstones and acute ...
Novo’s Ozempic and a similar drug, Wegovy, utilize the same medication, semaglutide. Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro uses tirzepatide. These and other drugs in this family, which includes medications like liraglutide, work by mimicking a hormone that’s naturally made by the body, GLP-1, that slows...
Though trials in use of semaglutide and similar medicines have been slow to start, so many reports of the drugs’ effects on alcohol use have emerged that Leggio, Hendershot and other researcherswarnedin a commentary in the journal Nature Medicine that the drugs shouldn’t be prescribed for alc...