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It supports keeping patients on therapies that benefit their health whenever it is safe to do so.
When to seek medical advice: Persistent vomiting preventing adequate fluid intake Severe abdominal pain Signs of pancreatitis (severe upper abdominal pain radiating to the back) Symptoms of thyroid problems (lump in neck, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing) Any side effect that significantly impacts quality of life According to NICE guidance, treatment should be reviewed if HbA1c targets are not achieved or if side effects prove intolerable despite management strategies
This potential use would be informal initially, as there is very little or no formal clinical guidance on the use of pharmacotherapy to maintain weight loss, but as clinical trials have shown that people who discontinue AOMs typically regain weight, it is highly likely that real world use of these agents will include use to maintain weight loss and therefore that lower cost semaglutide may be preferred
In this study, GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy correlated with a lower incidence of severe liver events compared with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors (16.9 vs
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