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Tirzepatide is also less effective at reducing body weight in T2D patients compared to patients without (15.7% weight loss, SURMOUNT-2 and 22.5% weight loss, SURMOUNT-1, respectively)

Pregnant or breastfeeding women should also consult their healthcare providers before starting any new medication

Efficacy and safety of IDegLira versus basal-bolus insulin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes uncontrolled on metformin and basal insulin: the DUAL VII randomized clinical trial

Image Credit: VectorMine / Shutterstock In a recent review published in the British Journal of Pharmacology , the authors reviewed how glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1) agonists may reduce alcohol and drug-seeking behaviors and evaluated their potential as treatments for addictive disorders

et al., PNAS (2013) Cross-talk between Akkermansia muciniphila and intestinal epithelium controls diet-induced obesity

If medically necessary for a patient, healthcare providers can prescribe compounded medications with similar mechanisms of action to gain greater control of the patient-specific disease process being treated