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With respect to body weight, cotadutide at 200 g led to weight loss of 3.22 kg on average versus 3.33 kg with liraglutide, but the 300 g dose led to weight loss of 5.02 kg albeit with far higher gastrointestinal adverse event rates than liraglutide (85)

Participants started at a dose of 0.6 mg per week, which was doubled every two weeks to reach 2.4 mg per week by the fourth week

GLP-1 receptor agonists work by mimicking this hormone to: Delay gastric emptying, making you feel full longer

Effects of the GLP-1 agonist exendin-4 on intravenous ethanol self-administration in mice

These results follow similar findings from the companys ATTAIN-1 trial released earlier this month, which tested the drug on people who were overweight or obese without type 2 diabetes (in general, people without diabetes tend to lose more weight from GLP-1 therapy than those with diabetes)

However, like any medication, GLP-1s come with possible side effects, including: Nausea Vomiting Constipation Pancreatitis Diarrhea Injection site reaction Hair loss Headache Muscle loss Fatigue Anhedonia (lack of joy in eating and other life activities) For a comprehensive list of efficacy and safety data, review the prescribing information for each medication or visit the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System website