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Last reviewed: June 9, 2026 Last updated: June 9, 2026 Written by: Jay Hastings, CEO of PlexusDx Jay Hastings is the CEO of PlexusDx, a precision health company focused on genetic testing, blood biomarker insights, and personalized wellness recommendations
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Recently, the Semaglutide Unabated Sustainability in Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN) 6 and Researching Cardiovascular Events with a Weekly Incretin in Diabetes trials have shown that therapy with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) decreases the risk of cardiovascular events in high-risk patients with T2DM [6, 7]
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) include: semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus) tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) liraglutide (Victoza, Saxenda) dulaglutide (Trulicity) exenatide (Byetta, Bydureon) lixisenatide (Adlyxin) Each works a bit differently and is FDA-approved for different uses
Compounded versions are now only permissible in narrow clinical circumstances such as a documented allergy to a branded excipient and must come from a licensed 503A or 503B pharmacy