The safety profile of amycretin has so far aligned with other incretin-based therapies
Vitamin B6 is specifically added to help reduce these side effects
This step is particularly important if you have existing medical conditions, including obesity
The most extensively studied compounds are exenatide (Byetta [Amylin Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA], which has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration [FDA] for the treatment of type 2 diabetes), liraglutide (Victoza [Novo Nordisk, Princeton, NJ], which has been submitted to the FDA for approval), sitaglitptin (Januvia [Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL], which has been approved by the FDA for type 2 diabetes), and vildagliptin (Galvus [Novo Nordisk, Princeton, NJ], which has been submitted to FDA)