They simply respond to concentration
While this potential blockbuster treatment presents considerable opportunities for pharma partners, there are, of course, challenges, specifically in terms of satisfying demand
Alex Azar, former Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, noted that there is little stigma around taking a statin to manage high cholesterol, but using a GLP-1 to help with weight loss can be perceived by some as taking the easy way out. Panelists emphasized that this perception, despite its inaccuracy, persists and may stand in the way of patients accessing these effective treatments or staying on them long-term
Other studies have shown similar initial results for Wegovy, but it must be noted that studies have also demonstrated that people who take semaglutide tend to put weight back on when they stop taking it, with two-thirds of their prior weight loss regained at one year after stopping
It's used to support more robust and sustained weight loss