While many drugs in this class were initially approved to treat type 2 diabetes, they have also been approved for weight loss
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They can make new semaglutide and tirzepatide medications that are not officially considered copies of the brand-name drugs by significantly altering a drug's dosage, ingredients, or form
Those interested in combining approaches can explore the peptides for weight loss and muscle gain guide and the bioactive precision peptides for weight loss article, both of which discuss multi-compound strategies
You check in with the team on a set schedule, and those follow-ups let your provider see how you are tolerating the medication and adjust the dose up, hold it, or ease it back
Both medications may increase the risk for pancreatitis , or inflammation of the pancreas, though this may be more likely to occur in people with a history of pancreatitis or who have other risk factors
