Advisory Board August 6, 2024
GLP-1 drugs are used to treat diabetes and obesity, but new studies suggest that the drugs could also be used in other ways, such as helping smokers quit and protecting the brain against Alzheimer’s.
Resource library: Weight management and obesity care
GLP-1 drugs could help with smoking cessation
In a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found that patients with type 2 diabetes and tobacco use disorder (TUD) who used the GLP-1 drug semaglutide, also known as Ozempic and Wegovy, were less likely to need medical care for TUD than those who used other diabetes drugs.
For the study, researchers emulated seven target trials among 222,942 eligible patients with type 2 diabetes and TUD. The researchers...
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