This includes thyroid medications, hormonal birth control pills, antibiotics, and more
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Common Side Effects Nausea (most common, peaks during dose escalation) Diarrhea, constipation, vomiting Decreased appetite, fatigue, headache Injection-site reactions (injectable forms) Rare: pancreatitis, gallbladder disease, kidney injury FDA boxed warning for medullary thyroid carcinoma (do not use with personal or family history of MTC or MEN2) How to Start GLP-1 Treatment See a clinician in-person primary care, endocrinology, obesity medicine, or US telehealth
[1] [3] According to the UK SmPC, dosing starts at 2.5 mg once weekly for 4 weeks, then increases in 2.5 mg increments every 4 weeks until the target dose (5 mg, 7.5 mg, 10 mg, 12.5 mg or 15 mg) is reached, based on individual response and tolerability
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