The critical pharmacological balance is that the GLP-1R activation offsets the hyperglycemic tendency of glucagon receptor agonism
If cagrilintides clinical benefit rests primarily on sustained central satiety rather than on persistent gastric slowing, then the titles framing cagrilintide as a gastric-emptying and postprandial-metabolism agent describes the compounds acute pharmacology more accurately than its chronic steady-state behavior
[PMID 38958939, PMID 39976940, PMID 42060879] CONTRAINDICATIONS A personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or in patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2) A prior serious hypersensitivity reaction to semaglutide or to any of the excipients in Wegovy PRECAUTIONS Kidney disease No dose adjustment is necessary for any degree of renal impairment Liver disease No dose adjustment is necessary for any degree of hepatic impairment Stomach disorders Wegovy slows gastric emptying and is not recommended in patients with significant stomach disorders, including diabetic gastroparesis General anesthesia or deep sedation GLP-1 therapies, like Wegovy, slow gastric emptying, possibly increasing the risk of residual gastric contents and pulmonary aspiration in patients receiving anesthesia or deep sedation for procedures
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