Association of semaglutide with risk of suicidal ideation in a real-world cohort

Jan 5, 2024Nature medicine

Link between semaglutide use and risk of suicidal thoughts in real-world patients

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Abstract

The study included 240,618 patients prescribed semaglutide or non-GLP1R agonist medications.

  • Semaglutide is associated with a lower risk of incident suicidal ideation compared to non-GLP1R agonist anti-obesity medications (hazard ratio = 0.27).
  • Recurrent suicidal ideation is also less likely in patients treated with semaglutide compared to non-GLP1R agonists (hazard ratio = 0.44).
  • Findings are consistent across different sex, age, and ethnicity groups.
  • Similar associations were observed in a larger cohort of 1,589,855 patients with type 2 diabetes.
  • The results do not indicate higher risks of suicidal ideation with semaglutide compared to other medications.

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