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Semaglutide vs. liraglutide and incidence of diabetes and cardiovascular disease: A target trial emulation using real-world data.

Cannon EJ, Wang W, Norby FL, et al. British journal of clinical pharmacology. 2026.
SupportedCohortMentions: Semaglutide

Editor's note

This target-trial emulation matched over 57,000 GLP-1 users and is directly relevant to semaglutide's metabolic profile. The lower diabetes incidence versus liraglutide is a meaningful signal, though the effect emerged only after the first six months and the cardiovascular comparison was underpowered. Observational design means residual confounding cannot be ruled out.

Plain-language abstract

In a large real-world comparison, people prescribed semaglutide for weight management had a lower risk of developing diabetes over one year than those prescribed liraglutide. No difference in cardiovascular events was detected.