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However, tirzepatide can cause dehydration through gastrointestinal fluid losses, particularly if patients experience significant nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea

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Achieving these outcomes with a second obesity medication may indicate a broader efficacy trend for pairing these two classes of medications. For this retrospective study the investigators enrolled postmenopausal women who had been prescribed tirzepatide for treatment of being overweight or obese, with or without menopause hormone therapy
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