There was one non-heart-related finding: Among those who took Wegovy, there was a 19% lower death rate from any cause
Start Free Assessment Why B12 is added (and why some pharmacies skip it) Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) shows up in compounded GLP-1 formulations for three real clinical reasons and one historical reason
Together, the two studies add to growing evidence that GLP-1 medications may affect biological pathways involved in aging
The study was funded through a research grant from Novo Nordisk to the University Medical Center Groningen
The semaglutide cohort ( n = 45,797) compared with the non-GLP-1RA anti-obesity medications cohort ( n = 38,028) was older, had a higher prevalence of severe obesity and obesity-associated comorbidities including T2DM and lower prevalence of mental disorders, and tobacco use disorder
As a retrospective analysis of electronic health records, it is susceptible to selection and ascertainment bias, and cardiovascular conditions and outcomes were identified primarily using ICD diagnostic codes, which may not always reflect specialist-confirmed diagnoses
