GLP-1-BASED THERAPY Preliminary studies suggest potential weight-loss benefits of setmelanotide in MC4R deficiency
There's also a lot of important discussion out there of when people should take these and why, and we still have a ton to learn about how and why they work in the first place
Notably, this study included broad range of GLP-1 drugs, including much older GLP-1s that have far lower anti-obesity, anti-craving, and anti-addictive effects: abiglutide (Eperzan, Tanzeum), dulaglutide (Trulicity), exenatide (Byetta, Bydureon), liraglutide (Victoza, Saxenda), lixisenatide (Adlyxin, Lyxumia), semaglutide (Ozempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) Its possible that the associations that were found would be even stronger if the study had looked exclusively at semaglutide and tirzepatide, which are the current best-in-class options for weight loss
True monthly cost is $119, identical to the median advertised price