Half of the participants took a semaglutide tablet daily and half took a placebo. Participants continued their assigned regimen for an average of just under four years. By the end of the trial ...

However, at the two-year, three-year, and four-year time points from the index date, those taking semaglutide had an increased risk for NAION (hazard ratios, 2.39, 2.44, and 2.05, respectively).

The large-scale study focused on use of semaglutide and non-GLP-1 RAs. An increased risk for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy with semaglutide was seen at 2, 3 and 4 years from the ...

Semaglutide use associated with increased risk for NAION at the two-, three-, and four-year time point from the index date. (HealthDay News) — For patients with diabetes, semaglutide use is ...

The researchers found that based on 551 cases, there were an estimated 24,499 emergency department visits attributed to semaglutide adverse events in 2022 through 2023 (mean patient age, 50.9 ...

Most common gastrointestinal issues seen were nausea/vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. HealthDay News — The rate of emergency department visits for adverse events among patients dispensed ...

Both the injectable and oral forms of semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, have gained recent attention for their effectiveness against weight gain, high blood sugar ...

Semaglutide, the medication better known as Ozempic, reduces the symptoms of a condition that can lead to lower limb amputations in people with diabetes, according to a new study that reinforces ...

AURORA, CO / ACCESS Newswire / March 29, 2025 / A novel study of a semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist used to treat type 2 diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease, semaglutide ...

CHICAGO — Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor agonist, has shown convincing benefits in yet another population: patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). In the STRIDE ...

66), suggesting an independent treatment benefit with oral semaglutide, McGuire said. “Delivery of this tablet is more complicated than usual,” McGuire told Healio. “Because of the mechanism ...

The cardiovascular safety of oral semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist, has been established in persons with type 2 diabetes and high cardiovascular risk. An assessment of the ...