With the addition of weight loss and obesity indications and more patient-friendly dosing regimens beginning at the start of the current decade, glucagon-like-peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists have exploded into a multi-billion-dollar, cultural phenomenon, comparable in the prescription pharma space to the arrival of Viagra (sildenafil) in the late 1990s or Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) before it.
The global market for such products has been tipped to reach $71bn by 2032, or even as high as $100bn...