Adverse reactions attributed to entire drug class 'Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist (incretin mimetic)' Please login to view adverse reactions.
Skin[3 reactions] Cardiovascular[2 reactions] Central Nervous System[4 reactions]
Anorexia
Neurotoxicity
(2026): Kotta A+, J Psychiatr Pract 32(3) , 156-159 (1 case) (with lithium) (induction)Psychiatric adverse effect
Suicidal ideation
Negative findings (2024): Kerem L+, JAMA Pediatr Oct , Online ahead of print ("a favorable psychiatric safety profile of GLP-1 receptor agonists in adolescents")(2024): Ruggiero R+, Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 17(2) , 147 [REVIEW] ("causality requires further investigation") (pharmacovigilance / pharmacoepidemiology) Endocrine/Metabolic[2 reactions] Gastrointestinal/Hepatic[10 reactions]
Cholecystitis (calculous / acalculous)
(2025): Tao C+, Front Pharmacol Jul (e-Collection) (association) (pharmacovigilance / pharmacoepidemiology) Cholelithiasis (gallstones in the gall bladder or the bile duct)
(2025): Tao C+, Front Pharmacol Jul (e-Collection) (association) (pharmacovigilance / pharmacoepidemiology) Diarrhea
Dyspepsia / functional dyspepsia (indigestion) (see also gastroparesis)
Gastrointestinal adverse reaction
(2026): Sukkar GA+, Saudi J Gastroenterol Mar , Online ahead of print [REVIEW](2025): Douros JD+, Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) Feb (e-Collection) [REVIEW](2025): Guo H+, Obes Pillars Jan (e-Collection) [REVIEW](2025): Maracle B+, Aliment Pharmacol Ther Nov , Online ahead of print [REVIEW](2025): Sedenho-Prado LG+, Int J Obes (Lond) Apr , Online ahead of print [REVIEW](2025): Tanashat M+, Am J Cardiovasc Drugs Apr , Online ahead of print [REVIEW](2025): Zamanian N+, Eur J Pharmacol Jul , Online ahead of print [REVIEW](2024): Bak M+, Acta Psychiatr Scand Jul , Online ahead of print [REVIEW](2024): Zhou J+, Br J Clin Pharmacol Dec , Online ahead of print ("Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists are not recommended for use during pregnancy") (pharmacovigilance / pharmacoepidemiology) Gastroparesis (delayed gastric emptying)
Hepatotoxicity / liver injury / acute liver injury / drug-induced liver injury (DILI)
(2022): Wu T+, Clin Drug Investig Sep , Online ahead of print (association)Nausea
(2026): Kateel R+, Diabetes Res Clin Pract May , Online ahead of print [REVIEW](2025): Velji-Ibrahim J+, J Obes Oct (e-Collection) 14%–28% [REVIEW](2022): Wu T+, Clin Drug Investig Sep , Online ahead of print(2021): Ryan PM+, J Pediatr May , Online ahead of print [REVIEW](2017): Bettge K+, Diabetes Obes Metab 19(3) , 336 [REVIEW](2016): Janzen KM+, Ann Pharmacother 50(8) , 656 [REVIEW]Pancreatitis / acute pancreatitis
Vomiting / emesis
Genitourinary[1 reaction] Ocular[2 reactions]
Ocular adverse effect
Optic neuropathy (includes ischemic optic neuropathy)
(2026): Kakkar AK+, Diabetes Obes Metab Jun , Online ahead of print [REVIEW] (pharmacovigilance / pharmacoepidemiology) Otic[1 reaction] Renal[1 reaction] Other[3 reactions]
Adverse effects / adverse reactions
(2026): Chao AM+, PLoS Med Jan (e-Collection) [REVIEW](2026): Hurtado RL+, Diabetes Obes Metab Mar , Online ahead of print [REVIEW](2026): Jalleh RJ+, J Clin Invest Feb (e-Collection) [REVIEW](2026): Kim MK+, J Obes Metab Syndr Mar , Online ahead of print [REVIEW](2026): Lee N+, Diabetes Metab Res Rev 42(4) , e70163 [REVIEW] (pharmacovigilance / pharmacoepidemiology) (2026): Lund LC+, Diabetes Res Clin Pract May , Online ahead of print [REVIEW] (pharmacovigilance / pharmacoepidemiology) (2026): Patel D, Cureus 18(4) , e107202 [REVIEW](2025): Davila Diaz R+, Cureus 17(12) , e99865 [REVIEW](2025): Kunutsor SK+, Drugs Dec , Online ahead of print [REVIEW](2025): McCall KL+, Expert Opin Drug Saf Apr , Online ahead of print [REVIEW] (pharmacovigilance / pharmacoepidemiology) (2024): Huang YN+, Diabetes Obes Metab Aug , Online ahead of print(2022): Wu T+, Clin Drug Investig Sep , Online ahead of printNegative findings (2026): Pascale S+, Ann Pharmacother Feb , Online ahead of print [REVIEW](2025): Jia A+, Front Cardiovasc Med Oct (e-Collection) [REVIEW](2024): Balshi A+, Mult Scler Relat Disord Dec , Online ahead of printAdverse pregnancy outcomes
(2024): Zhou J+, Br J Clin Pharmacol Dec , Online ahead of print (association) ("Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists are not recommended for use during pregnancy") (pharmacovigilance / pharmacoepidemiology) Negative findings (2024): Dao K+, BMJ Open 14(4) , e083550 (no increased risk of pregnancy losses seen in the GLP-1 receptor agonist-exposed group versus a diabetes group and an overweight/obese reference group)Cancer (carcinogenesis / oncogenesis / tumorigenesis)
(2026): Li Z+, J Diabetes Res Mar (e-Collection) [REVIEW] (association) (risk factors) (pharmacovigilance / pharmacoepidemiology) (2022): Wu T+, Clin Drug Investig Sep , Online ahead of print (association)(2014): Soldevila B+, Med Clin (Barc) (Spanish) 143 Suppl 2 , 35 [REVIEW]