Victoza, under the trade name of Saxenda, and Ozempic, under the trade name of Wegovy, are now used for weight loss (Eli Lilly has their own suite of GLP-1 based blockbuster drugs, under the trade names Trulicity, Mounjaro and Zepbound)
I am very pleased with the results
Some GLP-1 medications are FDA-approved to treat type 2 diabetes and used off-label for weight loss, while others are approved specifically to treat obesity
Exp Cell Res 306:18 Piotrowicz K, Gasowski J, Michel JP, Veronese N (2021) Post-Covid-19 acute sarcopenia: physiopathology and management
These complications are the subject of Trulicity lawsuits being filed in the United States