1,2 Given that GLP-1 is a large protein, analogs are primarily administered via subcutaneous injection, with the exception of oral semaglutide 7 mg or 14 mg (Rybelsus, Novo Nordisk)
The short half-life of the No-DAC variant ensures GH pulses remain physiological and transient, reducing the risk of desensitization observed with long-term continuous GH exposure
Any recently developed oral melanotic maculae that are irregularly pigmented or have recently increased in size should be viewed with suspicion and microscopically examined to exclude melanoma
Mansour HH, El kiki SM, Ibrahim AB, Omran MM
Some studies conducted in rodents, with exanatide and liraglutide, showed an association regarding the development of thyroid C-cell tumors after long exposures to overtherapeutic doses ( in vivo studies in cynomolgus monkeys administering liraglutide showed no effect on the relative fraction of C cells in the thyroid gland after 87 weeks