Medicare prescriptions followed a similar trajectory, rising from 400,000 to 2 million over the same period
Academics have said the findings are alarming, showing how easy it is for people to be drawn into unregulated markets
As such, time-to-event analyses were not performed but may be considered in future studies with longer follow-up durations
GLP-1 is glucagon-like peptide, a hormone that the body produces on its own
Researchers have found that differences in the GLP1RA gene , which encodes the GLP-1 receptor, influence how much weight someone is likely to lose on these medications
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