Ozempic, Parkinson

Ozempic-Type Drug Fails To Slow Parkinson’s, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Hopes that GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy could help slow Parkinson's disease have taken an hit. A new study found that a drug in the same class called exenatide, marketed as Byetta, had no effect on slowing the disease or easing its symtoms.
Diabetes drug similar to Ozempic showed no benefits for patients with Parkinson’s disease
A drug for treating diabetes similar to popular weight-loss medicines such as Ozempic did not show any benefits for people with Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study. Researchers conducted a double-blind,
Drug Similar to Ozempic Failed to Treat Parkinson’s Disease in a Trial
The study may suggest that other researchers should be less optimistic about the prospects for treating a range of other conditions with newer weight-loss drugs.
Ozempic-like drug fails to treat Parkinson's disease in new study; here's what the scientists said
Semaglutide, the drug used in Ozempic, has been linked to lowering the risk of Alzheimer's disease in the past. So, it was natural for the scientists to be hopeful when they tested the possibility of an Ozempic-like drug to improve Parkinson's disease symptoms,
GLP-1 drug shows little benefit for people with Parkinson's disease, trial finds
The GLP-1 drug, exenatide, has no positive impact on the movement, symptoms or brain imaging of people with Parkinson's, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
GLP-1 drug exenatide shows no benefit for Parkinson's in new study
The GLP-1 drug, exenatide, has no positive impact on the movement, symptoms or brain imaging of people with Parkinson's, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Scientists find Ozempic may treat cancer, Alzheimer's and more. Is it hype or truly a "wonder drug?"
Ozempic and Wegovy do the same thing as GLP-1 would normally do for you — but to enable them to treat diabetes and obesity, not just the glucose impact of individual meals, they’ve been designed, largely thanks to Knudsen’s work, with slight changes to allow them to hang out in the blood longer than GLP-1 normally does.
GLP-1 drug fails to slow Parkinson's: Study
A final-stage study has found that exenatide, a GLP-1 drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes, showed no benefit in slowing the progression of Parkinson's disease. The 96-week trial, published in The Lancet,
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Why Did a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Fail This Parkinson's Trial?
The GLP-1 receptor agonist exenatide failed to meet its primary outcome in a phase III trial of Parkinson's disease patients.
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about an FDA hold on an Amgen obesity drug, imported Canadian drugs, and more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered a hold on a study of an early-stage obesity drug being developed by Amgen, another potential setback in the company’s efforts to join the booming weight ...
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Ozempic Approved By FDA For Kidney Disease—In Ultra-Popular Drug’s Latest Approval
The Food and Drug Administration approved Ozempic for treating patients with chronic kidney disease on Tuesday, marking the latest authorized use for Novo Nordisk’s popular drug known for ...