Concomitant therapy may be already occurring naturally in everyday clinical practice, but it remains questionable whether it truly maximises cardiorenal benefits or if it could just represent a wasteful use of resources
Many of the compounding pharmacies that had built a business model on GLP-1s have had to pivot or shut down their bootleg operations
Yes, most patients require lower starting doses and slower dose escalation after gastric sleeve surgery because their stomach capacity is already reduced
They may be able to lower the dose and then gradually bring it back up to help limit nausea as your body adjusts to the medication
Michelle Henning, CHKD Pediatrician at Coastal Pediatrics and Medical Director of CHKD's Healthy You for Life Program You may have seen headlines or social media posts about medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, or other GLP-1 drugs being used for weight loss
Wegovy should not be used by individuals with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma, MEN 2 syndrome, or a known allergy to semaglutide