Semaglutide was linked to a significantly lower risk of overdose than other antidiabetic drugs in patients with type 2 diabetes and opioid use disorder.
Semaglutide is associated with a significantly lower risk for overdose in individuals with opioid use disorder , new research shows.
Drugs included in the study were semaglutide, insulin, metformin, albiglutide, dulaglutide, exenatide, liraglutide, lixisenatide, dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 inhibitors, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, sulfonylureas, and thiazolidinediones. Xu noted a number of study limitations including the effect of possible confounders and sole reliance on prescription data.
of nearly 84,000 patients with obesity. That analysis showed that semaglutide was associated with a significantly lower risk of new alcohol use disorder diagnoses. by Xu and Volkow that summarized the research to-date on GLP-1s for nicotine, alcohol, and substance use disorders, they note that"closing the addiction treatment gap and discovering new, more effective addiction medications are urgent priorities.
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