glp-1-ra Frontiers Indications for GLP-1/GIP RA Summary
Description
Administered as a once-weekly injection or once-daily oral tablet, it is recommended that GLP-1s be used in conjunction with a balanced diet and exercise
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Those with specific contraindications: Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or MEN2 syndrome, history of pancreatitis
It is also important to find different medication types that may have an effect given the complexity of alcohol use disorder as well as patient preference
Semaglutide 2.4 mg once weekly is the latest approved GLP-1 RA for obesity management (2021) and results in 1517% mean WL through appetite reduction [11, 12]
New England Journal of Medicine , 393 , 2636.
