Hormonal
Semaglutide oral is effective for weight loss compared to placebo, but is less effective than subcutaneous semaglutide formulations.
If you prefer oral medication, oral semaglutide is effective for weight loss compared to placebo. However, it is significantly less effective than the injectable form of semaglutide. If maximum weight loss is your primary goal, the injectable form is superior.
semaglutide oral... SUCRA, 59.4... semaglutide SQ 2.4mg (SUCRA, 100)... semaglutide <2.4mg (SUCRA, 86.1)
Why this rating
Based on only 1 trial for oral semaglutide, limiting the robustness of the estimate compared to other agents.
Source
Association of glucagon-like peptide 1 analogs and agonists administered for obesity with weight loss and adverse events: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Kia Vosoughi et al. · EClinicalMedicine · 2021
DOI 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101213
More from this paper
- Semaglutide subcutaneous (SQ) at 2.4 mg produces the greatest weight loss among GLP-1 analogs, significantly outperforming other agents including lower-dose semaglutide and liraglutide.Weak
- All GLP-1 analogs and agonists are associated with a higher risk of discontinuation due to adverse events compared to placebo, with taspoglutide and high-dose liraglutide having the highest risk.Weak
Related findings · Hormonal
- Initial treatment for type 2 diabetes should be a combination of metformin and either an SGLT-2 inhibitor or a GLP-1 receptor agonist to achieve cardiorenal protection, rather than monotherapy or older agents like sulfonylureas.Strong
- For patients with specific monogenic obesity syndromes (leptin deficiency, POMC/PCSK1/LEPR mutations), targeted pharmacotherapy (recombinant leptin or setmelanotide) is highly effective and should be prioritized, unlike in polygenic obesity.Strong
- Continued weekly administration of 2.4 mg subcutaneous semaglutide prevents weight regain and promotes further weight loss in adults with overweight or obesity, whereas switching to placebo results in significant weight regain.Strong
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