In 2014, Saxenda became the first GLP-1 analog approved for weight loss, and in 2021, semaglutide (Wegovy), became the second GLP-1 analog to receive this indication
One significant positive in this study is that they also used laser Doppler scanning (recovery of blood flow in the ischemic muscle) to indicate the promotion of angiogenesis alongside Western blot and real-time PCR for the expression of VEGFR2
There have been no reported safety concerns, no significant drug-related adverse events, no deaths, and no adverse events leading to discontinuation of a study [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
Most are shipped as a lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder, which is the most stable form for long-term storage
injectables, there is always a question of effectiveness