GLP-1s may not be safe for certain people
these include acute pancreatitis, acute gallbladder disease, retinopathy, acute kidney injury, and hypersensitivity reactions
Usually, food can help alleviate these symptoms
Among GLP-1 medications specifically, semaglutide has one of the longest half-lives: Exenatide (Byetta): approximately 2.4 hours, requires twice-daily injections Liraglutide (Saxenda, Victoza): approximately 13 hours, requires once-daily injections Dulaglutide (Trulicity): approximately 5 days, requires once-weekly injections Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy): approximately 7 days, requires once-weekly injections Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound): approximately 5 days, requires once-weekly injections Semaglutides seven-day half-life ties it with dulaglutide for the longest among currently approved GLP-1 medications
They can also cause liver toxicity at high doses