By January 23rd, weekly prescriptions had already reached approximately 50,000, with more than 170,000 patients on therapy
This proactive approach reduces treatment discontinuation and helps 85% of patients reach their therapeutic goals within 12 weeks
Wegovy: side effects Wegovy and Contrave have some overlap in their potential side effects, such as nausea
Patients are monitored for signs such as severe, persistent abdominal pain radiating to the back
How do I get a GLP-1 prescription
It showed that the relative risks for aspiration, aspiration pneumonia, pneumonia, or respiratory failure were not elevated in patients prescribed GLP-1 RA compared to those receiving dipeptidylpeptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors [21]