The medicines, after all, are pricey, come with side effects, and wont work for everyone
Semaglutide has a different structure from another GLP-1 receptor agonist, liraglutide 3 mg (Saxenda, Novo Nordisk), a once-daily injection FDA-approved for weight management in 2014
Further supporting this safety profile, the RAPID study reconfirmed these findings, reporting that only one patient (1%) experienced a severe adverse event leading to study dropout and subsequent death from respiratory failure
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Int J Obes (Lond) 2009
cost, no benefit, no weight loss, compliance and so on