[DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 249.Yoder SM, Yang Q, Kindel TL, Tso P
BMJ Open 2013, 3(1)
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After 68 weeks of semaglutide 2.4 mg weekly, participants lost an average of 15% of body weight compared to 2.4% with placebo
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Efficacy of GLP-1 agonists in psychiatric illnesses