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Published results have reported mean body weight reductions of approximately 20-22% from baseline at the highest studied doses exceeding published results for semaglutide at comparable timepoints

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This reduces the risk of hypoglycemia compared to some other diabetes medications, though this risk increases when semaglutide is used with insulin or sulfonylureas

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Importantly, initiation of GLP-1RA may decrease levothyroxine dose requirements in patients with hypothyroidism through weight loss, enhance levothyroxine absorption due to delayed gastrointestinal (GI) transit, and have direct effects on the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis [2329], potentially increasing the risk of thyroid hormone over-replacement (i.e., iatrogenic hyperthyroidism)