This post was written by Reshi Kanuru, MD, PPG Gastroenterology
May not be appropriate for people with liver problems
For example, people with a history of heavy drinking who took semaglutide (the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy) reported fewer alcohol cravings, drank less when they did drink and had fewer heavy drinking episodes than those who took a placebo, according to a 2025 double-blind, randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry
Therefore, no dosage adjustment is usually recommended when gliptins are combined with other pharmacological agents
BORC, a multisubunit complex that regulates lysosome positioning
Aged animals typically exhibit difficulty with spatial learning tasks, yet Dihexa treatment enabled these older rats to perform at levels comparable to young animals, suggesting the compound's capacity to restore age-compromised cognitive function