Liraglutide: Uses, Benefits, Dosage and Safety
The daily GLP-1 that came before Ozempic. What liraglutide does, why it is still prescribed, and how it compares on weight and heart outcomes.
Contributing writer
Marguerite Vayle
Follows the incretin compounds and the trials behind them. Keeps returning to the distance between what a trial measured and what people expect it to do for them.
Cagrilintide: Uses, Benefits and Safety
The amylin analogue behind CagriSema. What cagrilintide does, why it works through a different pathway from GLP-1, and what REDEFINE measured.
Semaglutide: Uses, Benefits, Dosage and Safety
The best evidenced weight loss medicine there is. What semaglutide does, what STEP and SELECT actually measured, and what happens if you stop.
Tirzepatide: Uses, Benefits, Dosage and Safety
The strongest weight loss medicine currently approved. What tirzepatide does, what the SURMOUNT and SURPASS trials measured, and what it costs you.
Retatrutide: Uses, Benefits, Dosage and Safety
The triple agonist reached 28.3% average weight loss in phase 3. What retatrutide does, what the trials measured, and what is still open.