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Patients should be advised to report new or worsening symptoms including jaundice (yellowing of skin or eyes), dark urine, pale stools, persistent right upper quadrant pain, or unexplained fatigue

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The medication works by mimicking naturally occurring incretin hormones that regulate blood glucose and appetite

Escalation phase breakdown The standard protocol starts low and increases every four weeks to minimize gastrointestinal side effects that rapid dose escalation can cause

The gradual onset is actually beneficial because it supports sustainable lifestyle changes rather than rapid or extreme shifts in eating behavior

Both injectable and oral formulations are approved for this use