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Liraglutide (Saxenda for obesity, Victoza for diabetes) is administered as a once-daily subcutaneous injection

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Even so, the absolute risk remains low

Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1, 3031 aa) is a natural gastrointestinal incretin hormone of the glucagon peptide family, secreted from the enteroendocrine L-cells in the distal gut to stimulate insulin secretion in response to postprandial hyperglycemia (Figure 1)

The study found that prescriptions for semaglutide were associated with lower overdose rates among patients with type 2 diabetes who also had a diagnosis of opioid use disorder (OUD)