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A total of 107 cases of suicidal and/or self-injurious ADRs were reported with semaglutide.
Awareness of the number of reported cases can inform risk assessments for semaglutide use.
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A total of 107 (median [IQR] age 48 [40-56] years; 59 female patients [55%]) cases of suicidal and/or self-injurious ADRs were reported between November 2000 and August 2023 with semaglutide.
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Based on the analysis of WHO data.
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Disproportionality Analysis From World Health Organization Data on Semaglutide, Liraglutide, and Suicidality
Georgios Schoretsanitis et al. · JAMA Network Open · 2024
DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.23385
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