Semaglutide References: Full Citation Index with DOIs and PubMed URLs

  1. Wilding JPH, Batterham RL, Calanna S, et al. Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity (STEP 1). N Engl J Med. 2021;384:989-1002. ↗
  2. Garvey WT, Batterham RL, Bhatta M, et al. (STEP 5 Study Group). Two-year effects of semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesity: the STEP 5 trial. Nat Med. 2022. ↗
  3. Rubino D, Abrahamsson N, Davies M, et al. (STEP 4 Investigators). Effect of Continued Weekly Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Placebo on Weight Loss Maintenance: The STEP 4 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2021;325(14):1414-1425. ↗
  4. Davies M, Færch L, Jeppesen OK, et al. Semaglutide 2.4 mg once a week in adults with overweight or obesity, and type 2 diabetes (STEP 2). Lancet. 2021;397:971-984. ↗
  5. Lincoff AM, Brown-Frandsen K, Colhoun HM, et al. (SELECT Trial Investigators). Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Obesity without Diabetes (SELECT). N Engl J Med. 2023. ↗
  6. Marso SP, Bain SC, Consoli A, et al. Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN-6). N Engl J Med. 2016;375:1834-1844. ↗
  7. Husain M, Birkenfeld AL, Donsmark M, et al. Oral Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (PIONEER 6). N Engl J Med. 2019. ↗
  8. Yang XD, Yang YY. Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Semaglutide: A Systematic Review. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2024. ↗
  9. Gabery S, Salinas CG, Paulsen SJ, et al. Semaglutide lowers body weight in rodents via distributed neural pathways. JCI Insight. 2020. ↗
  10. Papakonstantinou I, Tsioufis K, Katsi V. Spotlight on the Mechanism of Action of Semaglutide. Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2024. ↗
  11. Wilding JPH, Batterham RL, Calanna S, et al. Impact of Semaglutide on Body Composition in Adults With Overweight or Obesity: Exploratory Analysis of the STEP 1 Study. J Endocr Soc. 2021;5(Suppl 1). ↗
  12. Wilding JPH, Batterham RL, Calanna S, et al. Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity (STEP 1) — adverse events data. N Engl J Med. 2021;384:989-1002. ↗
  13. Foley & Lardner LLP. GLP-1 Drugs: FDA Removes Semaglutide from the Drug Shortage List. FDA Declaratory Order / Legal Analysis. 2025. ↗
  14. Davies M, Færch L, Jeppesen OK, et al. Semaglutide 2.4 mg once a week in adults with overweight or obesity, and type 2 diabetes (STEP 2) — safety and exclusion criteria. Lancet. 2021;397:971-984. ↗
  15. FDA Label: Semaglutide subcutaneous injection (chronic weight management). Prescribing information. Updated 2025. ↗
  16. Wadden TA, Chao AM, Tronieri JS, et al. Tirzepatide as Compared with Semaglutide for the Treatment of Obesity (SURMOUNT-5). N Engl J Med. 2025. ↗
  17. Frías JP, Davies MJ, Rosenstock J, et al. Tirzepatide versus Semaglutide Once Weekly in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (SURPASS-2). N Engl J Med. 2021. ↗
  18. Hendershot CS, Bremmer MP, Paladino MB, et al. Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025. ↗
  19. Perkovic V, Tuttle KR, Rossing P, et al. Effects of Semaglutide on Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (FLOW). N Engl J Med. 2024;391:109-121. ↗
  20. Sanyal AJ, Newsome PN, Kliers I, et al. Phase 3 Trial of Semaglutide in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (ESSENCE). N Engl J Med. 2025;392(21):2089-2099. ↗
  21. Weghuber D, Barrett T, Barrientos-Perez M, et al. Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adolescents with Obesity (STEP TEENS). N Engl J Med. 2022;387(24):2245-2257. ↗
  22. Rodbard HW, Dougherty TB, Taddei-Allen P, et al. Efficacy and safety of once-weekly semaglutide 2.0 mg versus 1.0 mg in patients with type 2 diabetes (SUSTAIN FORTE). Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2021. ↗
  23. Aroda VR, Rosenstock J, Terauchi Y, et al. PIONEER 1: Randomized Clinical Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Semaglutide Monotherapy in Comparison With Placebo in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2019;42(9):1724-1732. ↗
  24. Authors as listed in PMC11909624. Alopecia and Semaglutide: Connecting the Dots for Patient Safety. PMC-indexed review. 2025. ↗