Mild redness, slight swelling, or brief itching are common and typically harmless
For all my complaining about the price, these are drugs that we should want to give to lots of people, but its been really hard to see how we can afford them. Rind said he doesnt expect prices to drop further anytime soon not until other drugs in development are approved, which likely wont happen for a few more years
At a weekly dose of 12mg, patients achieved an average weight reduction of 24.2% after 48 weeks, with nearly half losing 25% and one-quarter losing 30%
The AMPLITUDE-O trial, which studied Efpeglenatide versus placebo with a mean follow-up of 1.81 years, demonstrated a significant 27% reduction in MACE
doi: 10.1056/nejmoa2511774
Diabetes Complications 31 , 218222 (2017)