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New weight loss drug retatrutide shows promise in trial, doctors say. Chloe Nordquist. July 13, 2023 at 2:08 PM. A closeup of a beam scale is seen in New York on April 3, 2018.
At 48 weeks, for example, retatrutide had reduced levels of triglycerides by up to 40.6%, and levels of a protein called apoC-III involved in glucose metabolism and inflammation by 38%.
Retatrutide (LY-3437943) is an experimental drug for obesity developed by American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company. It is a triple glucagon hormone receptor agonist ( GLP-1 , GIP , and GCGR receptors). [ 1 ]
GLP1 poly-agonist peptides [1] are a class of drugs that activate multiple peptide hormone receptors including the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor.These drugs are developed for the same indications as GLP-1 receptor agonists—especially obesity, type 2 diabetes, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Originally available only by prescription, it was approved by the FDA for over-the-counter sale in February 2007. [32] In May 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a revised label for Xenical to include new safety information about rare cases of severe liver injury that have been reported with the use of this medication. [33]
Lilly's retatrutide has progressed to phase 3, and this candidate may beat current drugs in performance, thanks to its mechanism of acting on three hormones linked to digestion instead of just one ...
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A federal right-to-try law passed in 2018. Very little data is available about the number of patients who have used the right-to-try pathway, but available sources indicate that since the law passed, only a handful of patients have used it, as most physicians and sponsors prefer the FDA-approved expanded Access route. [3]