However, this outcome fell short of the anticipated 25% weight reduction, potentially limiting its competitive edge against Eli Lillys ZEPBOUND, which reported up to 20.9% weight loss in the SURMOUNT-1 trial. In the subsequent REDEFINE 2 trial, which focused on adults with obesity or overweight and type 2 diabetes, CagriSema achieved a 15.7% mean weight loss after 68 weeks, compared to 3.1% with placebo
From January through November, America's Poison Centers received nearly 3,000 calls related to semaglutide, marking an astonishing 15-fold increase since 2019
Other serious risks include pancreatitis, gallbladder disease, acute kidney injury, hypoglycemia (when used with insulin or insulin secretagogues), and diabetic retinopathy complications
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Experts, including McCoy, have suggested that such weight rebounds could leave people in an unhealthier state than they were before treatment