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Tirzepatide is a novel dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist approved by the FDA for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic weight management
Yet despite their growing popularity, there is an important conversation that often gets overlooked
January 22nd, 2026: Ozempic and GLP1 Vision Loss Lawsuits A new federal multidistrict litigation has been created to centralize lawsuits alleging that GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs caused serious vision loss linked to non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION)
Unexpectedly, compound 15 activated SRE-mediated transcription independent of GPR55, and thus should not be considered an activating compound
