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doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19970926)73:1 3.0.co;2-5
The combined effect of these modifications increase the drugs half-life from minutes to approximately 168 hours, enabling its once-weekly injection schedule an enormous improvement compared to the twice daily injection required for exenatide (Byetta) which was the first GLP-1 drug that was launched.1 Semaglutide (under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy) swept the market
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Dr Markku Lhteenvuo, a research director at the University of Eastern Finland, said: It is possible that, in addition to factors such as reduced alcohol consumption, weight loss-related improvements in body image, or relief associated with better glycaemic control in diabetes, there may also be direct neurobiological mechanisms involved, for example, through changes in the functioning of the brains reward system. Responding to the findings, experts urged caution, including Prof David Nutt, who is the head of the neuropsychopharmacology unit at Imperial College London and chair of the independent scientific committee Drug Science
