What To Watch For
CU Anschutz and researchers at other institutions are planning larger, longer-term trials to confirm the findings and establish optimal dosing of semaglutide for alcohol use disorder.
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Big Number
3. That is the number of medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of alcohol use disorder, according to the University of Colorado.
Key Background
Alcohol use disorder impacts tens of millions of people, with 27.9 million people ages 12 and older experiencing the condition in the past year, according to data from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The condition is characterized by struggling to control drinking despite serious personal consequences. The CU Anschutz team chose the oral formulation of semaglutide deliberately, as injectable versions of the drug were previously tested for alcohol use disorder and had shown similar effects, but researchers believed a pill would be more acceptable to the patient population.
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Further Reading
Alcohol Use Disorder Can Be Treated With an Array of Medications – But Few People Have Heard of Them (Forbes)
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