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It is a once-daily tablet taken on an empty stomach, prescribed only after clinical assessment against BMI-based eligibility and used alongside a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity

The length and gauge of the needle may vary depending on the patients muscle mass and the injection site

Nearly 9% of the patients taking semaglutide had NAION, compared to only 1.8% of patients who were not taking semaglutide

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Values above 3 ULN with symptoms, or above 5 ULN at any time, are the thresholds at which the monitoring protocol calls for pausing the drug