Diego Bellido

Diego Bellido

Diego Bellido
Position

Head of the Endocrinology and Nutrition Department at the Ferrol Hospital Complex (CHUF) and President of the Spanish Society for Obesity (SEEDO)

Oral semaglutide does not slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to a trial

Oral semaglutide is not effective in slowing the progression of the disease in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease, according to the findings of the first large-scale, randomised phase 3 clinical trials published in The Lancet. In these trials, around 3,800 patients aged between 55 and 85 with a confirmed diagnosis and mild symptoms received up to 14 mg daily of oral semaglutide or a placebo. After two years, no significant difference in disease progression was observed. 

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