The medication works by mimicking the natural GLP-1 hormone, which helps regulate appetite, slow digestion, and support feelings of fullness, making it easier to follow a reduced-calorie diet
Both come in prefilled injector pens, which typically take the guesswork out of dosing
The two drugs have distinct mechanisms, so tolerance or response to one does not predict tolerance or response to the other
Early pregnancy losses and increased incidences of minor visceral (kidney, liver) and skeletal (sternebra) fetal abnormalities were observed at 0.0025 mg/kg/day, at clinically relevant exposures
Our GLP-1 hair loss guide explains the mechanism, the timeline, and what you can do to minimize the impact