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Description
Her doctor fought to keep her on the GLP-1 agonist, the category that includes weight loss and Type 2 diabetes drugs Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound
However, the underlying mechanism has not been fully elucidated
Clinical indications and comorbidities play a primary role in medication selection
Gastrointestinal adverse effects occurred more often with liraglutide (80% vs
Diabetologia 63(3):473485 van Can J, Sloth B, Jensen CB, Flint A, Blaak EE, Saris WH (2014) Effects of the once-daily GLP-1 analog liraglutide on gastric emptying, glycemic parameters, appetite and energy metabolism in obese, non-diabetic adults
