Ultimately, your healthcare provider will help determine if you are a good candidate for weight loss medications based on things like your age, weight, personal and family health history, any underlying conditions, and more
Although a prior cohort study did not show a statistically significant reduction in major cardiovascular events among patients with no previous history of cardiovascular disease [148], a meta-analysis of eight clinical trials evaluating the effect of GLP-1R agonists on cardiovascular outcomes reported a 14% reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events, with no significant heterogeneity across GLP-1R agonists or subgroups, including patients with or without previous cardiovascular disease [149]
For many people, this is about a therapy that is helping them, and whether they can get it safely and legally from a regulated pharmacy instead of taking their chances in the gray market, states the American Academy of Peptide Medicine, a group that includes doctors and wellness clinic operators who promote peptides
Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 30(1-2), 1-12
Altogether, around 22,500 individuals used GLP-1 receptor agonists