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Primary care physicians will likely need education and training focused on this new class of medications, given a shortage of endocrinologists and obesity medicine specialists. Lee and colleagues noted there were study limitations, such as a lack of data on prescription indication, including whether it was used off-label. However, the increase in dispensing of injectable semaglutide for weight management suggests increasing use for this indication, they wrote

GLP-1 receptor agonists like Semaglutide and Tirzepatide (a newer dual-acting drug) work by activating GLP-1 receptors, thereby amplifying its effects on insulin, appetite suppression, and digestion