A new study indicates that drugs with semaglutide, like Ozempic and Wegovy, might help patients quit smoking.
Drugs containing semaglutide, like Ozempic and Wegovy, are intended to help people with diabetes lower their blood glucose levels while also reducing the risk of cardiovascular events in patients suffering from various heart issues. However, the active ingredient has another notable side effect. Semaglutide can help people lose weight. That's the primary reason that these drugs have become so popular in recent years.
The scientists concluded semaglutide 'was associated with a significantly lower risk for medical encounters for TUD diagnosis compared with other antidiabetes medications, and was strongest compared with insulins and weakest but statistically significant compared with other GLP-1RAs.' Also, they found that semaglutide 'was associated with reduced smoking cessation medication prescriptions and counseling.
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