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ReviewInternational journal of obesity (2005)2025

What is the evidence regarding the safety of new obesity pharmacotherapies.

Josep Vidal, Lílliam Flores, Amanda Jiménez, Adriana Pané, Ana de Hollanda

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Review in International journal of obesity (2005), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Josep VidalObesity Unit. Endocrinology and Nutrition Department. Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain. jovidal@clinic.cat.ORCID 0000-0002-4564-4518
Lílliam FloresObesity Unit. Endocrinology and Nutrition Department. Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5765-8813
Amanda JiménezObesity Unit. Endocrinology and Nutrition Department. Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
Adriana PanéObesity Unit. Endocrinology and Nutrition Department. Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7810-1827
Ana de HollandaObesity Unit. Endocrinology and Nutrition Department. Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9114-8614

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of gut-hormone receptors agonists as new therapeutic options for obesity and some of its related comorbidities, such as type 2 diabetes, has resulted in an unprecedented efficacy in the medical management of people living with obesity (PLWO). Appraisal of the safety of these drugs is of utmost importance considering the large number of PLWO, and the potentially long exposure to these pharmacotherapies. In this narrative review we summarize the evidence on the safety of liraglutide, semaglutide, and tirzepatide as derived from randomized clinical trials conducted in adults living with obesity. Additionally, the safety of these drugs is put into perspective with that of other drugs currently approved for the treatment of PLWO. Overall, the available data support a favorable efficacy versus safety balance for gut-hormone hormone receptor analogues in the treatment of these subjects. Nonetheless, it should be acknowledged that in the context of a chronic disease that has reached epidemic proportions, data from randomized clinical trials aimed primarily at proving the efficacy of these drugs may have been insufficient to unveil all the safety issues. Thus, continuous surveillance on the adverse effects of liraglutide, semaglutide, and tirzepatide is required as we use these drugs in a broader population than that represented in currently available clinical trials.

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Anti-Obesity AgentsGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsObesityGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like PeptidesHumansLiraglutideRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSemaglutideTirzepatideAnti-Obesity AgentsGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsGlucagon-Like PeptidesLiraglutideSemaglutideTirzepatide

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