Yes, both semaglutide and metformin can contribute to weight loss
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Some people lost up to 24% of their body weight
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It also has a direct bearing on how far the trial data can be applied: the Merck studies used pharmaceutical-grade MK-677 of known identity and dose, so even the parts of the human record that are favorable were generated with material that bears no assured relationship to what a laboratory-supply vendor ships today