By Bhanvi Satija and Christy Santhosh (Reuters) -Websites selling compounded versions of popular weight-loss drugs from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to U.S. consumers often do not inform patients of the risks associated with these medicines,

Websites selling compounded versions of popular weight-loss drugs from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to U.S. consumers often do not inform patients of the risks associated with these medicines, according to a research letter published on Friday.

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Wegovy, the weight-loss brand of semaglutide, has a recommended maintenance dose of 2.4 mg. Novo ran the Phase III STEP UP trial to evaluate the effect of increasing the maximum dose to 7.2 mg. The trial randomized 1,407 adults with obesity, but not diabetes, to receive either 7.2 mg or 2.4 mg of semaglutide or placebo.

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PEOPLE TAKING GLP-1S have a reduced risk of heart attacks, strokes, and death from cardiovascular disease, according to a review in the Journal of Endocrinology. Credit not just the weight loss but also the drugs’ ability to reduce contributors to those conditions, including blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol, and inflammation.

Novo Nordisk said patients taking a bigger dose of its blockbuster obesity drug lost more weight than those on a lower dose, without experiencing an increase in side-effects.

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