In patients who were considered to have prediabetes at baseline, in the STEP 8 study, ||| of semaglutide patients became normoglycemic by end of study, compared to ||| of liraglutide patients and ||| of placebo patients, while for those progressing to diabetes, the results for semaglutide patients, liraglutide patients, and placebo patients were 3%, 3%, and 10%, respectively
However, a new problem arose how to get off GLP medications without regaining the lost weight
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This means that when Ozempic isnt considered to be in short supply, companies offering compounded semaglutide will likely switch to only offering branded Ozempic, which is typically more expensive
What are the black box warnings for metformin, lisinopril, Crestor (rosuvastatin), and Rybelsus (semaglutide)?