Efficacy and safety of semaglutide injection in comparison with reference semaglutide for chronic weight management in indian adults with obesity: A phase III randomized non-inferiority trial.

Sharma PK, Redkar SV, Madhav Karmalkar A, Anand S, Patil VS, Nurulhasan AR, Manan Bharatkumar P, Barge V, Shah SJ, Patel CB, Choudhary A, Sudheer K, Rambabu K, Narasinga Rao S, Swapna M, Ankathi SK, Singh VB, Sarkar G, Gautam SK, Das KK, Bhattacharya R, Tripathi KN, Sudarsi B, Parmar D, Kansagra K, Pathak H

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DOI: 10.1016/j.metop.2026.100460
Published: 2026 Jun
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.metop.2026.100460,
  title = {Efficacy and safety of semaglutide injection in comparison with reference semaglutide for chronic weight management in indian adults with obesity: A phase III randomized non-inferiority trial.},
  author = {Sharma PK and Redkar SV and Madhav Karmalkar A and Anand S and Patil VS and Nurulhasan AR and Manan Bharatkumar P and Barge V and Shah SJ and Patel CB and Choudhary A and Sudheer K and Rambabu K and Narasinga Rao S and Swapna M and Ankathi SK and Singh VB and Sarkar G and Gautam SK and Das KK and Bhattacharya R and Tripathi KN and Sudarsi B and Parmar D and Kansagra K and Pathak H},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Metabolism open},
  doi = {10.1016/j.metop.2026.100460},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metop.2026.100460}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Efficacy and safety of semaglutide injection in comparison with reference semaglutide for chronic weight management in indian adults with obesity: A phase III randomized non-inferiority trial.
AU  - Sharma PK
AU  - Redkar SV
AU  - Madhav Karmalkar A
AU  - Anand S
AU  - Patil VS
AU  - Nurulhasan AR
AU  - Manan Bharatkumar P
AU  - Barge V
AU  - Shah SJ
AU  - Patel CB
AU  - Choudhary A
AU  - Sudheer K
AU  - Rambabu K
AU  - Narasinga Rao S
AU  - Swapna M
AU  - Ankathi SK
AU  - Singh VB
AU  - Sarkar G
AU  - Gautam SK
AU  - Das KK
AU  - Bhattacharya R
AU  - Tripathi KN
AU  - Sudarsi B
AU  - Parmar D
AU  - Kansagra K
AU  - Pathak H
PY  - 2026
JO  - Metabolism open
DO  - 10.1016/j.metop.2026.100460
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PK, S., SV, R., A, M. K., S, A., VS, P., AR, N., P, M. B., V, B., SJ, S., CB, P., A, C., K, S., K, R., S, N. R., M, S., SK, A., VB, S., G, S., SK, G., KK, D., R, B., KN, T., B, S., D, P., K, K., & H, P. (2026). Efficacy and safety of semaglutide injection in comparison with reference semaglutide for chronic weight management in indian adults with obesity: A phase III randomized non-inferiority trial.. Metabolism open. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metop.2026.100460

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