Exploring the association between weight loss-inducing medications and multiple sclerosis: insights from the FDA adverse event reporting system database.
Afsaneh ShiraniAnne H CrossOlaf StüvePublished in: Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders (2024)
Our findings suggest a potential consideration for repurposing anti-diabetic weight loss-inducing drugs including semaglutide, dulaglutide, and liraglutide (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists), empagliflozin (sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor), and metformin (biguanide), for MS. This warrants validation through rigorous methodologies and prospective studies.
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