Weight loss goals, convenience, dosage requirements, long-term treatment plans, and product availability all matter
Important Notes Practical points that keep daily administration safe and consistent
For international travel from the UK, additional considerations include researching destination country regulations regarding importing injectable medications, understanding local storage options, and identifying English-speaking medical facilities
The future of GLP-1 research As GLP-1s continue to reshape the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity (along with an expanding list of potential indications), real-world evidence will be essential for optimizing their use, ensuring access, and tailoring treatments to the individual needs of patients
Currently, common clinical GLP-1RAs include exenatide and exenatide-LAR [34,35,36,37,38,39,40], lixisenatide [41,42,43,44], beinaglutide [45], liraglutide [46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53], semaglutide [54,55,56,57,58], albiglutide [59,60,61], dulaglutide [62,63,64], oral semaglutide [58, 65,66,67], PEG-loxenatide [68] and tirzepatide [68,69,70,71,72,73] (Table 1)