Other Options May Be Preferable For People Who: Prefer FDA-approved brand-name medications: If having an FDA-approved product with extensive clinical trial data and manufacturing oversight is important to you, brand-name Wegovy or Zepbound through a traditional healthcare provider may be a better fit
Dose-finding study of subcutaneously administered BI 456906 for 16 weeks, compared with placebo and open-label semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Monitoring helps distinguish between these effects
Among non-GLP-1 studies, 41.7% were RCTs
Commonly reported side effects include: Gastrointestinal symptoms nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and constipation are the most frequently reported adverse effects, particularly during dose escalation
Do not escalate dosage faster than prescribed