Recently, the Financial Times data reporter John Burn-Murdoch published an amazing graph showing that, apparently for the first time in decades, obesity rates in the United States had gone down.
A 40-50% reduction of opioid overdose or alcohol intoxication with GLP-1 drugs among >1.3 million Americans with history of opioid or alcohol use disorders, respectively onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111
We continue to see very positive data related to this group of molecules yet having seen some agents result in less positive outcomes...recall Fen-phen but the manufacturer was not forthcoming with data showing disconcerting events.
Thank you! Excellent analysis.
This was a fun but challenging one to do!
Continue compliments of Eric Topal
A 40-50% reduction of opioid overdose or alcohol intoxication with GLP-1 drugs among >1.3 million Americans with history of opioid or alcohol use disorders, respectively onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111
We continue to see very positive data related to this group of molecules yet having seen some agents result in less positive outcomes...recall Fen-phen but the manufacturer was not forthcoming with data showing disconcerting events.
Caution! or 'guarded optimism'