TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans taking cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound has skyrocketed in recent years, a new study says
Participants reported drinking less, experienced fewer effects of alcohol when they did drink it, and decreased odds of binge drinking, co-author Alexandra DiFeliceantonio, an assistant professor at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, said in the news release
When comparisons were made with other oral drugs used in type 2 diabetes, the reductions in HbA 1c were comparable with glitazones, but slightly less than with metformin or sulphonylureas
The drugs active ingredient is semaglutide
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