The authors also acknowledge Francesco Zaccardi (PhD, Clinical Research Fellow, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK) and David Kloecker (Medical Student, University of Leicester) who assisted with extracting PubMed articles and identifying relevant records by title and abstract
Another recently published review (Wu et al., BMC Medicine, 2025 ) looked at a range of studies on this subject to provide an overview of what happens when these medications are stopped
The pruritus associated with cirrhosis exacts a toll on quality of life, exacerbates sleep disturbances and mental health disorders including suicidal ideation, and serves as a primary driver of recurrent outpatient consultations
Finding an inability of brand name GLP-1 manufacturers to keep up with patient demand for approved GLP-1 drugs, the FDA temporarily placed many of the approved GLP-1 drugs on the FDA shortage list, leading to an increase in the availability and sale of compounded drugs containing the active ingredient