This is due to findings in animal studies where the medication caused an increased risk of thyroid C-cell tumors, including a rare type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC)
As a retrospective analysis of electronic health records, it is susceptible to selection and ascertainment bias, and cardiovascular conditions and outcomes were identified primarily using ICD diagnostic codes, which may not always reflect specialist-confirmed diagnoses
For injectable semaglutide (Wegovy pen, Ozempic), the medication should be injected once weekly under the skin of the stomach, thigh, or upper arm
Semaglutide helps suppress appetite, which benefits those trying to lose weight, but it should be combined with a healthy lifestyle for results that last long term
Age-related factors : Many patients prescribed GLP-1 medications are middle-aged or older, demographics where benign prostatic hyperplasia (in men) and overactive bladder syndrome (in both sexes) become more prevalent