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It is most widely encountered as a cosmetic ingredient in topical skincare formulations, where it is used under cosmetic-ingredient rules rather than as an approved therapeutic
A recent meta-analysis involving 32,884 patients from 19 randomized controlled trials further confirmed a 23% reduction in all-cause mortality associated with GLP-1RAs use (OR = 0.77) (Rivera et al., 2024)
Some of the diagnostic and clinical work exists in non-English literature or specific national contexts, complicating a complete synthesis