Exenatide extended-release (Bydureon/BCise) carries a boxed warning regarding thyroid C-cell tumors based on rodent studies and is contraindicated in patients with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2
If youre not seeing any of these after four to six weeks, the dose may be too low to achieve therapeutic benefit
This researcher believes that the reason this hasnt already been shown is because the available GLP-1 drugs differ in their ability to enter the brain, and in their beneficial effects
Benedict Jephcote, Editor of Diabetes.co.uk, said: It is encouraging to see that researchers are looking at other ways of stimulating delivery of GLP-1 medication, which has typically been delivered via injection
Both work by changing the anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract to restrict the amount of food eaten and absorbed
While some may cover Contrave fully or partially, others may not cover it at all or require prior approval first