On Tuesday, Health Canada authorized an application for generic semaglutide submitted by the company Dr
This leads to lower blood glucose and reduced food intake
Caleb Alexander, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, who was not involved in the study, said that it was aimed at an important and underrecognized question
However, future research needs to conduct long-term follow-up and large sample studies to more comprehensively evaluate the cardiovascular effects of tirzepatide, validating its potential as a safe and effective treatment option for diabetes and heart disease
But as the popularity of these medications grows, so too does the research
However, researchers sometimes use BPC-157 alongside GLP-1 therapies to address gastrointestinal side effects, given its demonstrated gastroprotective properties