Patients who take these drugs long-term can lose more than 15% of their body weight and experience major improvements in blood-sugar control, with reduced risks of heart attacks, strokes, chronic kidney disease, sleep apnea and other obesity-related complications
For others, a once-weekly injection is simpler than a daily ritual
Semaglutide's appetite suppression may partially offset steroid-induced hunger, but this balance is fragile and requires medical oversight
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Finkle, MD, weight loss specialist and OB/GYN in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Kansas Health System, told Healio
Oral administration may work for some compounds, but without pharmacokinetic validation, it introduces uncontrolled variability