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Misconception: GLP-1 medications are just fancy appetite suppressants While appetite suppression is a major component, GLP-1 medications do much more

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The pills haven't been compared head-to-head in a clinical trial, but in separate studies, the Wegovy pill showed average weight loss of 14% over 64 weeks, compared with 2% for a placebo, while orforglipron showed 11% weight loss over 72 weeks on its highest dose, compared with 2% for the placebo group

They are often used in combination with a Metformin drug

They go by the names of Ozempic, Mounjaro, and Trulicity those are the best-selling GLP-1 drugs, accounting for 70% of sales in 2023