glp-1 drug shortages Out of Shortage, Into Controversy: The Fight Over Compounding Shortages improve for Lilly's GLP-1

Pharmacotherapy, including the GLP-1 receptor agonists, have also revolutionized obesity management. With limited head-to-head comparisons between bariatric surgery, bariatric endoscopy and GLP-1RAs, Velji-Ibrahim and colleagues conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis to contrast the efficacy and safety of the three options

PMID 24112036

While pancreatic enzymes (lipase, amylase) are not routinely monitored, they might be checked if pancreatitis is suspected based on symptoms

Progressive weight loss throughout the 13-week treatment period, with no evidence of plateauing

2020;16:e042909

Not only does it have a tongue-twisting name, orforglipron has a complex molecular structure that made its synthesis very challenging