For a researcher tracking this drug, waiting for the remaining TRIUMPH readouts and the FDA review cycle is a defensible position
Additionally, many patients appreciate the positive side effects, such as weight loss, rather than severe drawbacks associated with some diabetes medications
Lilly removed this from the slide deck, but I managed to snag a picture at the presentation We can see the women in the trial were already at 30.8% weight loss at 80 weeks on the max dose with the 9mg dose only 2% behind and both still losing weight
Clinical trials are ongoing, and it is only available through medically supervised settings
Weve been using medications to successfully treat obesity for many years before GLP-1s, Dr
For a detailed overview of GLP-1 itself (how the hormone works, the medications available, side effects, and who they are for), see our complete GLP-1 guide