Patients should be monitored for signs of inadequate nutritional intake, particularly elderly patients or those with low baseline body weight, as determined relevant by the prescribing clinician
Doctors still need to run large clinical trials to see if Ozempic is truly effective and safe for treating autoimmune flares before it can be used that way
Improper reporting can give you false confidence in your food choices and can ultimately lead to acute kidney injury, heart disease, acute gallbladder disease, and more
We spoke to Megahan Garcia-Webb, MD, a triple board-certified physician specializing in obesity medicine and producer of the YouTube series Weight Medicine with Dr
Its important to distinguish between medications based on their specific chemical properties, rather than assuming all drugs with similar names or uses share the same risks
The FDA declared that shortages of tirzepatide and semaglutide had ended when the drug manufacturers stated product availability and manufacturing capacity can meet the present and projected national demand. Patients and prescribers may still see intermittent localized supply disruptions as the products move through the supply chain from the manufacturer and distributors to local pharmacies, the agency said when each shortage was declared to be over
