Generic names run alongside brand names throughout: tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) and semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus)
In a prespecified pooled analysis, semaglutide was superior to placebo in improving heart failure-related symptoms and physical limitations, enhancing exercise tolerance, and promoting significant weight loss, underscoring its potential to address both metabolic and functional deficits in obesity-related HFpEF [49]
Takeaway: The overwhelming majority of patients taking Ozempic or Wegovy will not experience this type of optic nerve damage
Skipping titration will make you much more likely to experience severe nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea
Some MS medications also affect the gut
Unused, unopened Obesema pens must be stored in a refrigerator between 2C to 8C