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Compared with nonusers, adults taking GLP-1s had a: 17 percent lower risk of venous thromboembolism, or blood clots in the veins 31 percent lower risk of pulmonary embolism, a potentially life-threatening clot that travels to the lungs 21 percent lower risk of going to the emergency department 44 percent lower risk of all-cause mortality (death from any cause) Researchers also observed lower stroke rates among GLP-1 users, although this difference didnt reach statistical significance

Last year, Lilly said it would build more manufacturing capacity for tirzepatide.

The risk increases if you also take insulin or a sulfonylurea (such as glipizide), because those drugs can work together in ways that drop your blood sugar too much

Some reports screening large numbers of patients have shown signals of more unusual side effects such as nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and suicidal ideation in small numbers of patients prescribed semaglutide