Nausea (43%), diarrhea (33%), and vomiting (21%) are the most common, consistent with other GLP-1 medications
[9] STEP-1 : In patients with obesity without diabetes, semaglutide resulted in ~15% mean weight loss over 68 weeks
January 2022: Novo Nordisk announced the launch of oral semaglutide in India for the treatment of type 2 diabetes
Some researchers lose 3 to 5% of body weight during the first 12 weeks of escalation, while others see minimal change until reaching 8mg or higher
Introduction The development of new compounds in recent decades has substantially improved the pharmacotherapy of type 2 diabetes (T2D) by improving achievement of metabolic targets while mitigating specific side effects (e.g., weight gain, hypoglycemia) frequently observed in patients treated with traditional hypoglycemic drugs such as insulin and sulfonylureas
2023, doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2307563