{"id":31791,"date":"2026-02-15T11:11:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T05:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31791"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T06:24:40","slug":"semaglutide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/semaglutide\/","title":{"rendered":"Semaglutide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Semaglutide Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma recently received approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to manufacture and market generic semaglutide injection in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Semaglutide<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>belongs to<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a class of medications known as <\/span><b>glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, or GLP-1 RAs.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>mimics <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>GLP-1 hormon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>e<\/strong>, <\/span><b>released in the gut in response to eating<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One role of <\/span><b>GLP-1 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is to prompt the body to <\/span><b>produce more insulin,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which <\/span><b>reduces blood sugar (glucose).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>For that reason<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, semaglutide is <\/span><b>used for the following:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><b>control blood sugar levels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in certain patients with <\/span><b>type 2 diabetes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a condition in which blood sugar is too high because the body does not make or use insulin normally).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><b>reduce the risk of a heart attack, stroke, or death in adults with type 2 diabetes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> heart and blood vessel disease.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to reduce the risk of a heart attack, stroke, or death in adults who are obese or overweight and have heart and blood vessel disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><b>reduce the risk of worsening of kidney disease and death<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in cer<\/span><b>tain adults with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><b>assist with weight loss <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in certain people who are <\/span><b>obese or overweight <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and have weight-related medical problems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/market\/natco-pharma-share-price-gets-cdsco-nod-for-generic-semaglutide-launch-in-march-2026-ws-l-19850177.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist that mimics the GLP-1 hormone, boosting insulin release and helping lower blood sugar levels. 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