Compounding pharmacies will have to stop producing copycats of tirzepatide, the active ingredient in the blockbuster weight ...

Beyond type 2 diabetes and weight loss, GLP-1 agonists can also help lower blood pressure, improve lipid disorders, reduce ...

GLP-1 therapy is a groundbreaking approach in the treatment of obesity and metabolic health issues. GLP-1, or glucagon-like ...

While drug developers work to mitigate the side effects associated with GLP-1–based obesity drugs, recent studies reveal that ...

Increasing access to these effective evidence-based treatments would benefit our society as a whole, not just those impacted ...

Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists for obesity was associated with a reduced risk of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and ...

Researchers found that GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) significantly reduce the risk of several blood cancers in type 2 ...

Health-care professionals, eager to support their patients diagnosed with diabetes or obesity, are writing more prescriptions ...

How should you guide patients on GLP-1 therapy who are planning pregnancy? Dr Almandoz breaks down when to stop treatment, ...

Many patients with overweight or obesity discontinue GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy within 1 year, with higher discontinuation rates seen for those without type 2 diabetes.

Drugs like Ozempic have a positive impact on weight loss, though only for a short period, with long-term health implications ...

GLP-1 agonists, also known as incretin mimetics, are a class of medication that is primarily used to treat type 2 diabetes and, in some cases, obesity. "The glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1 ...