Do not use Wegovy, Ozempic, or Compounded Liraglutide if you or any of your family have ever had a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), or if you have an endocrine system condition called multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2)
Regulatory strategy should therefore prioritize acute or localized indications when appropriate and avoid extrapolation to chronic systemic use without compelling safety data
But watch for hospitality (hotels, airlines) and travel, financial services, automotive, and other surprising areas to morph their value propositions toward more convenient, supportive, and health-inspiring products and services
The hope now is that peptide-based therapies could deliver those benefits more precisely
What is most disturbing is the rise in children under the age of 5 who are now overweight or living with obesity
The glucagon-like Peptide-1 analog exenatide increases blood glucose clearance, lactate clearance, and heart rate in comatose patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest