When a weight-related illness sent her to the hospital at about 12 years old, she remembers her dad saying, I swear, if there is a day where something as simple as a shot could help you boost your weight loss, I will do anything I can to help you with it. It was like, Yeah, sure, one day , she says
The article says providers should assess growth trajectory, pubertal status, mental health, and psychological relationship with food before initiation
Track weight-loss progress renewals typically require at least 5% documented weight loss
Keep this and all medication out of reach of children
Semaglutide and the risk of adverse liver outcomes in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes: a multi-institutional cohort study
The equivalence of oral and injectable routes in terms of systemic exposure and target tissue concentration has not been established in any human study