Semaglutide is an agonist of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor that is developed to treat type 2 diabetes. It can reduce blood sugar via increasing the production of insulin. About two months ago in October, semaglutide was approved by FDA Advisory Committee as a new drug to treat type 2 diabetes.
As a GLP-1 analogue, semaglutide has the potential to impact the lives of people with type 2 diabetes by helping to meaningfully reduce A1c. Moreover, this treatment option may also have a weight-reducing effect. After careful discussions among the panel members regarding the efficacy and safety profile issues, semaglutide finally gained a unanimous 16-0 vote from the FDA’s Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee (EMDAC), which demonstrates the official approval of semaglutide for treating type 2 diabetes.
“The semaglutide is recommended to be used once-weekly in 2 therapeutic dosages: 0.5 mg and 1 mg,” says the leading scientist of the diabetes research team at BOC Sciences. “It should be administered once weekly via a dedicated prefilled pen device, on the same day each week, and can be taken any time of the day, with or without meals.”
About Type 2 Diabetes
For years, Type 2 diabetes has remained to be one of the greatest health concerns and entails huge costs economically. This disease is caused by increased insulin resistance coupled with progressive beta-cell failure. In recent years, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (RAs) have gained increasing recognition for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In clinical trials, GLP-1 RAs were associated with reductions in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting plasma glucose and body weight, while at the same time, the most frequently observed side-effects are nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, etc.
About BOC Sciences
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