It found that those treated with medications such as Ozempic, Zepbound, Wegovy and Mounjaro were less likely to develop addictions to alcohol, nicotine, cocaine, opioids and other substances than those treated with a different class of drugs
Patients carrying these variants often respond exceptionally well to semaglutide because the medication directly targets appetite pathways that are genetically overactive
Gustafson DL, Long ME, Bradshaw EL, Merz AL, Kerzic PJ
When to Seek Medical Advice About Skin Changes Whilst most skin changes during GLP-1 therapy are benign and cosmetic, certain presentations warrant prompt medical evaluation
The higher doses of semaglutide seen in the STEP trials (2.4 mg) are approved for use in the management of obesity elsewhere under the trade name Wegovy