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And the two companies will soon make their case for their daily pills and their weekly shots to seniors

GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are a class of medications that mimic a hormone your gut naturally releases after eating

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These studies suggest that GLP-1RA can achieve weight loss by interfering with the proliferation and differentiation of human fat precursors

It is an inherent consequence of providing exogenous insulin that works independently of blood sugar levels

For weekly GLP-1 medications such as semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and dulaglutide (Trulicity), timing is less critical due to their extended half-lives and sustained therapeutic effects