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Liraglutide Review: The First Once-Daily GLP-1 Drug for Type 2 Diabetes

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The takeaway

Comprehensive review of liraglutide — the first once-daily GLP-1 receptor agonist — covering its pharmacology, clinical trial results, weight loss effects, and cardiovascular safety data.

Key finding

Comprehensive review of liraglutide — the first once-daily GLP-1 receptor agonist — covering its pharmacology, clinical trial results, weight loss eff

What the researchers found

Comprehensive review of liraglutide — the first once-daily GLP-1 receptor agonist — covering its pharmacology, clinical trial results, weight loss effects, and cardiovascular safety data.

Why it matters

Relevant for peptide research.

How the study worked

research study.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

emerging evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2011.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.

Common questions

What was studied?
Liraglutide Review: The First Once-Daily GLP-1 Drug for Type 2 Diabetes
What was found?
Comprehensive review of liraglutide — the first once-daily GLP-1 receptor agonist — covering its pharmacology, clinical trial results, weight loss effects, and cardiovascular safety data.

Read the original research

Liraglutide: a review of the first once-daily GLP-1 receptor agonist.

The American journal of managed care, 17(2 Suppl), S59-70

Citation

Bode, Bruce. (2011). Liraglutide: a review of the first once-daily GLP-1 receptor agonist.. The American journal of managed care, 17(2 Suppl), S59-70.