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Pharmacist: HIV/GUM; Podcast Host: @realsexedbites; Founder: https://t.co/uXZ7QRt5vO; I write about Medication, Health & Entrepreneurship
May 18, 2023 10 tweets 4 min read
🧵 How Gila monster’s venom inspired a new fat-loss drug that everyone is talking about.  

A story of unlikely collaboration.

This is how Semaglutide (Ozempic) was invented: Image Semaglutide is an injectable drug that is used to treat Type 2 diabetes.

But, how did a diabetes drug become a potential game-changer for obesity?

It all started in 1995. Image