The intervention group consisted of patients who were prescribed GLP-1 RA medications, including Victoza (Liraglutide 1.8 mg), Saxenda (Liraglutide 3 mg), Ozempic (Semaglutide 1 mg), and Wegovy (Semaglutide 2.4 mg)
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Research in The New England Journal of Medicine found that people taking semaglutide (the active ingredient in Wegovy) lost an average of 15% of their body weight in a little over a year
Women metabolize peptides through different liver enzyme pathways than men, which affects how long the peptide stays active and how aggressively a dose can be titrated
However, the difference isnt dramatic