Treatment with exenatide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, was comparable to placebo in slowing the rate of Parkinson’s disease ...

The American College of Clinical Pharmacology® (ACCP) published a recent Position Paper entitled "Ensuring the Appropriate Use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists". Obesity is a multifaceted ...

Use of a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2, or SGLT2, inhibitor combined with calorie restriction resulted in greater rates of type 2 diabetes remission compared with calorie restriction alone, according ...

The use of blockbuster weight loss drugs has surged among young women, for whom the treatments can often be "liberating." ...

The discovery and development of GLP-1 receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes and obesity is a bench-to-bedside success story.1 Multiple GLP-1 receptor agonists are now in clinical use, such as ...

Discontinuation of GLP-1 receptor agonists in obesity is common, driven by weight regain and socioeconomic factors, impacting ...

The absolute risk for thyroid cancer is low among patients receiving GLP-1 RA therapy, but risk is elevated in the first year of treatment.

For people with diabetes, the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) is associated with a reduced risk for certain disorders and conditions.

A large cohort study examining more than 125,000 adults in the U.S. found that the majority of patients discontinue GLP-1 RA therapy within the first year, with those without Type 2 diabetes showing ...

Obesity medication prescriptions reached 1.5 million, driven by GLP-1 agents semaglutide and tirzepatide, as public interest ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Ozempic ® (semaglutide) to reduce the risk of sustained estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline, end-stage kidney disease, and cardiovascular ...