Prescribing Patterns and Adverse Effects of Semaglutide: A Real-World Comparative Evaluation
Abigail Whorton, Samira Osman, Jaspal Johal, Sarah Baig, Alan M. Jones, Zahraa Jalal · 2025
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Description
Abigail Whorton and co-authors examine real-world use of a diabetes and weight drug in one English locality, in work from 2025. The drug helps blood sugar and weight, but off-label use and missed side effect reports raise concern. Fair access across rich and poor areas is also in question.
Records covered 1,403 patients across 42 practices in a deprived area of the West Midlands. The team tracked who got the drug, how sugar and weight changed, and what harms were logged. Local patterns were compared with national prescribing data and the national harm reporting scheme. The years covered run from 2020 to 2024. Results can guide safer, fairer prescribing in like areas.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Abigail Whorton, Samira Osman, Jaspal Johal, Sarah Baig, Alan M. Jones, Zahraa Jalal |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |