Semaglutide is a diabetes medication that has ... to dispense drugs — giving a patient a bag with syringes and a flyer marked Semaglitude, and the presence of pre-signed, undated prescriptions ...

Most common gastrointestinal issues seen were nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. HealthDay News — The rate of emergency department visits for adverse events among patients dispensed ...

However, at the two-year, three-year, and four-year time points from the index date, those taking semaglutide had an increased risk for NAION (hazard ratios, 2.39, 2.44, and 2.05, respectively).

Semaglutide 2.4 mg could prevent nearly 2 million major cardiac events and over 1 million deaths in eligible patients. Uptake of semaglutide remains low due to cost, supply issues, and payer ...

The large-scale study focused on use of semaglutide and non-GLP-1 RAs. An increased risk for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy with semaglutide was seen at 2, 3 and 4 years from the ...

Using real-world data from over 300,000 cases, scientists uncovered a significant link between semaglutide and reported vision problems—raising new concerns about the safety profile of this ...

Semaglutide, the medication better known as Ozempic, reduces the symptoms of a condition that can lead to lower limb amputations in people with diabetes, according to a new study that reinforces ...

Semaglutide use associated with increased risk for NAION at the two-, three-, and four-year time point from the index date. (HealthDay News) — For patients with diabetes, semaglutide use is ...

The researchers found that based on 551 cases, there were an estimated 24,499 emergency department visits attributed to semaglutide adverse events in 2022 through 2023 (mean patient age, 50.9 ...

CHICAGO — Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor agonist, has shown convincing benefits in yet another population: patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). In the STRIDE ...

1 Multiple trials, including hundreds of obese/overweight women in the menopausal/postmenopausal age group, reflect weight loss of at least 5% with three months of semaglutide treatment.