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Haven’t these types of drugs been in use for ~15 years?

• throw-qqqqq 1y ago
  > Haven’t these types of drugs been in use for ~15 years? The predecessor of semaglutide, liraglutide has been sold since 1998. GLP-1 has been studied since the 70s. The first human was injected with GLP-1 agonists in 1993 IIRC.
  • mapontosevenths 1y ago
    Further, Ozempic itself is nearly 10 now and some people have been on Exenatide for 20+ years continuously now. These drugs are not novel, or new and we absolutely know the long term health impact.
    • neves 1y ago
      20 years isn't a lot of time
      • mapontosevenths 1y ago
        If the side effects are mild enough I don't notice for 20+ years, that's fine by me. I'll take it. Obesity had side effects that were killing me.