Ozempic: Active ingredient: Semaglutide Brand name: Ozempic Mechanism: Same as Semaglutide Unique features: Primarily used for type 2 diabetes but also FDA-approved for chronic weight management in adults with obesity or overweight and at least one weight-related condition
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Cardiovasc Diabetol 17(1):132 Santos-Gallego CG, Requena-Ibanez JA, San Antonio R, Ishikawa K, Watanabe S, Picatoste B, Flores E, Garcia-Ropero A, Sanz J, Hajjar RJ, Fuster V, Badimon JJ
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Participants had moderate to severe fibrosis (F2-F3), not cirrhosis (F4) A separate trial in patients with cirrhosis showed semaglutide didnt significantly improve fibrosis in that population Maintaining improvements likely requires ongoing weight management For fibrosis, about 37% of participants showed improvement of at least one stage
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