Alexandra Sowa, MD of SoWell Health, who is a board certified obesity medicine expert and a clinical instructor of medicine at NYU, explained that its not surprising that a drug used to treat diabetes and obesity might also affect alcohol use disorder
It belongs to a class of drugs called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists
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As an oral GLP-1 therapy, it gives Lilly a way to reach patients who may not want Zepbound or other injectable options
In summary, the favourable effects of GLP-1MK-801 on glucose homeostasis seem to stem from both its incretin action and its weight-reducing effect