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Its a powerful, evidence-based tool that can help people achieve lasting weight loss and improve or even reverse chronic conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, acid reflux and sleep apnea, says bariatric surgeon Scott Schimpke, MD

Your care team can offer guidance and help ensure your first week of treatment is as comfortable as possible

In 2024 the FDA issued a warning about a spike in overdoses and adverse side effects that was largely attributed to dosing errors with these drugs

Data from non-IBD IMID patients are only available for the effect of these agonists on psoriatic plaques, with positive signals

One emerging area of interest is how GLP-1 receptor agonists may influence the brains reward pathways, potentially reducing alcohol cravings in some people

Many prescribers use a dose escalation strategy , starting patients on a lower dose and gradually increasing it over several weeks