OurGLP1 archive
Page 2 of carefully sourced research, regulatory, safety and availability reporting.
Latest GLP-1 news11 August 2026
A 2026 multicentre study reported 16.6% average weight loss with tirzepatide and 13.4% with semaglutide at 12 months. We examine the findings, the side-effect figures and the limits of real-world evidence.
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The FDA has received hundreds of reports associated with compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide, while UK regulators are tackling fake pens and illegal manufacturing. Here is what each category means and what the figures cannot prove.
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A UK headline reported more than 150 deaths after GLP-1 drug use. We checked the MHRA Yellow Card profiles and found important distinctions between reports, reactions, fatal outcomes and proved causation.
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The MHRA has strengthened pancreatitis warnings for GLP-1 and dual GIP/GLP-1 medicines after 1,296 UK Yellow Card reports. Here is what the figures show, what they cannot establish and which symptoms require urgent attention.
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Wegovy tablets and Foundayo are both oral weight-management medicines, but their ingredients and routines differ. We explain how pills, injections, multi-agonists and new indications are creating a more complex treatment ecosystem.
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A 157,880-person study linked GLP-1 use with a lower rate of age-related macular degeneration. We examine the result, conflicting evidence and the difference between association and prevention.
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We verify the oral GLP-1 shift and compare four closely watched successors without treating company topline results, cross-trial percentages or Phase 3 status as proof of superiority.
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‘Whole-body medicine’ is useful industry shorthand, not a medical category. We rank the evidence across cardiovascular disease, MASH, kidney disease, asthma, addiction and Alzheimer’s.
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We separate Novo Nordisk’s approved oral Wegovy launch from its investigational zenagamtide programme and explain why changing treatment formats makes accurate medication history more valuable.
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We examine the anatomy behind apparent changes in penile length, the unsupported 1–2 inch claim, and conflicting evidence about semaglutide and erectile function.
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GLP-1 and related medicines now have defined cardiovascular, kidney, MASH and sleep-apnoea uses. We separate those approvals from early research and a negative Alzheimer’s programme.
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EMA, MHRA and FDA reviews have not found evidence that GLP-1 medicines increase suicidal thoughts or behaviour. We explain the findings, their limits and why individual experiences still matter.
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