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Setmelanotide is a daily injection that activates the MC4R appetite pathway, approved only for certain rare genetic and hypothalamic causes of obesity.
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Setmelanotide switches on the MC4R receptor in the brain, part of a pathway that tells the body it has enough energy stored.
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Setmelanotide shows that some obesity has a single, treatable cause, but it is not a general weight-loss drug.
Setmelanotide is a daily injection that activates the MC4R appetite pathway, approved only for certain rare genetic and hypothalamic causes of obesity.
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