Fat to Fab- Ozempic, Trulicity, the celebrity weight loss craze with GLP-1 agonists and what it means for Emergency clinicians

Ozempic and its class of medications, GLP-1 agonists, have take the media by storm. There is speculation all over Hollywood about which celebrities are and are not taking GLP-1 agonists. Seen by some as wonder weight loss drugs, these medications are so popular there are shortages nationwide. While these meds have an indication by the FDA for both diabetes and obesity, they are not without their side effects.

 

In this podcast we review the common GLP-1 agonists, their mechanism of action, and side effect profiles that might land a patient on such a med in the Emergency Department. 

 

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