Medications like Mounjaro and Wegovy are GLP-1 receptor agonists , meaning they're clinically proven to mimic this hormone directly, GLP-1 patches, on the other hand, are not
In the first few weeks on the drug, you may experience mild side effects as your body starts to adjust to the medication
If you're doing the treatment for 18 months, that really compounds, she says
Solutions reconstituted with sterile water without preservatives should be used within 24-48 hours and are not suitable for multi-dose applications
A letter to the editor to the Lin et al study noted the different definitions of DR progression used as the primary outcome between their study and the original CVOT studies
but widespread use of these drugs is still relatively recent