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.