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*Weight reduction results are from PIONEER 4, a 52-week, double-blind, double-dummy trial in 711 adult patients with type 2 diabetes that compared the efficacy and safety of RYBELSUS® vs liraglutide and placebo.4

GLP-1 RA: glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist.

*Results are from a 78-week, randomised, double-blind, active-controlled trial in 1864 adult patients with type 2 diabetes.1,3
Patients achieved -1.1% HbA1c reduction with RYBELSUS® 14 mg (Baseline: 8.3%, n=465, *p<0.05) vs -0.7% with Januvia® 100 mg (Baseline: 8.3%, n=467).1,2

†Results are from a 52-week, randomised, open-label, active-controlled trial in 822 adult patients with type 2 diabetes.1,4
Patients achieved -1.3 HbA1c reduction with RYBELSUS® 14 mg (Baseline: 8.1%, n=411, *p<0.05) vs -0.9% with Jardiance® 25 mg (Baseline: 8.1%, n=410).1,3

Model is not a real patient and situations shown do not reflect model's experience.
DPP4i: dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor; SGLT2i: sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor.

*(Baseline 92.2 kg, n=285) *p<0.05 vs -3.0 kg with Victoza® 1.8 mg (baseline 95.5 kg, n=284) vs -1.0 kg with placebo (Baseline 93.2 kg, n=142). Results are from PIONEER 4, a 52-week, double-blind, double-dummy trial in 711 patients with type 2 diabetes.4

Model is not a real patient and situations shown do not reflect model's experience

*p<0.05.
†Changes are significant vs liraglutide and placebo.
Results are from PIONEER 4, a 52-week, double-dummy trial in 711 adult patients with type 2 diabetes that compared the efficacy and safety of RYBELSUS® vs liraglutide and placebo. Down arrow indicates significantly greater decrease.4
LDL: low density lipoprotein; TC: total control; TG: triglycerides.

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RYBELSUS® [summary of product characteristics]. Bagsværd, Denmark: Novo Nordisk A/S; March 2024.

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Rosenstock J, Allison D, Birkenfeld AL, et al. Effect of additional oral semaglutide vs sitagliptin on glycated hemoglobin in adults with type 2 diabetes uncontrolled with metformin alone or with sulfonylurea: the PIONEER 3 randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2019 Apr 16;321(15):1466-1480.

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Rodbard HW, Rosenstock J, Canani LH, et al. Oral semaglutide versus empagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes uncontrolled on metformin: the PIONEER 2 trial. Diabetes Care. 2019 Dec;42(12):2272-2281.

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Pratley R, Amod A, Hoff ST, et al. Oral semaglutide versus subcutaneous liraglutide and placebo in type 2 diabetes (PIONEER 4): a randomised, double-blind, phase 3a trial. Lancet. 2019;394(10192):39-50.

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Stratton IM. Association of glycaemia with macrovascular and microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 35): Prospective Observational Study. BM}. 2000;321(7258):405-412.

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Burke GL, Bertoni AG, Shea S, et al. The impact of obesity on cardiovascular disease risk factors and subclinical vascular disease. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2008;168(9):928.

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Mendis S, Puska P, Norrving B. Global Atlas on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control. World Health Organization, Geneva 2011.

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Hinnen D. Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Spectrum. 2017;30(3):202-210.

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Cornell S. A review of GLP-1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes: a focus on the mechanism of action of once-weekly agents.Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. 2020;45(51):17-27.

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Rasalam R, Barlow J, Kennedy M, et al. GLP-1 Receptor Agonists for Type 2 Diabetes and Their Role in Primary Care: An Australian Perspective. Diabetes Ther. 2019;10(4):1205–1217.

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Effects of oral semaglutide on energy intake, food preference, appetite, control of eating and body weight in subjects with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. 2020;23(2):581-588.

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Data on file. Novo Nordisk A/S Bagsværd, Denmark. 2016-2021.

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Buckley ST, Bækdal TA, Vegge A, et al. Transcellular stomach absorption of a derivatized glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist. Sci Transl Med. 2018 Nov 14;10(467):eaar7047.

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