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Brandon has Tourette's syndrome and had only just started secondary school when he was prescribed aripiprazole, a separate drug that's known as a partial dopamine agonist but also causes impulsive behaviour.
Brandon has Tourette syndrome and had only just started secondary school when he was prescribed aripiprazole, a separate drug that's known as a partial dopamine agonist but also causes impulsive behavior.
It's a type of drug called a GLP-1 agonist, which mimics the GLP-1 hormone in your body.
It's a type of drug called a GLP1 agonist, which mimics the GLP1 hormone in your body.
The availability of a lower cost generic GLP1 agonist presents an opportunity to expand drug class while mitigating the associated financial burden.
The availability of a lower-cost generic GLP-1 agonist presents an opportunity to expand access to this drug class while mitigating the associated financial burden.
Unlike Ozempic, which was adapted from lizard spit—yes, lizard spit—Mounjaro was designed from the ground up by Eli Lilly to be a dual receptor agonist.
Mounjaro was designed from the ground up by Eli Lilly to be a dual receptor agonist.
Um, sort of an archetype agonist like phenylephrine is a clear squeeze-only alpha-1 agent.
Um, sort of an archetype agonist like phenylephrine is a clear squeeze-only alpha-1 agent.
In mice, rats, and even non-human primates, giving an animal a GLP-1 agonist reduces how much alcohol they drink and decreases the rewarding effects of drinking alcohol.
One of those few human studies found that one GLP-1 receptor agonist reduced alcohol use in patients who were obese, but not in patients who weren't.