It: Reduces inflammation in blood vessel walls Helps blood vessels relax and widen Improves blood flow to important organs Protects against further damage Think of your blood vessels like garden hoses
Oral Medication Preference# Recommendation : Semaglutide Reason : Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) is available for patients preferring pills
Within this shift, certain innovations stand out as game changers
Why it matters: Lillys top rival, Novo Nordisk, also has two very successful GLP-1 drugs (Ozempic and Wegovy) and a third that is less popular, but still brings in over $1 billion in annual US sales (Rybelsus)
reported that tirzepatide treatment was associated with lower risk of all-cause mortality, adverse cardiovascular events, acute kidney injury, and adverse kidney events compared to GLP-1 RAs in patients with T2D [43]
doi:10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.03.008