Some patients respond better to one option than another based on tolerance and metabolic profile
Reduce the risk of heart-related events, such as strokes, heart attacks, or death, in adults with type 2 diabetes who have known heart disease
Some best practices include using a clean syringe for each dose if your pharmacy provides multiples, wiping the bottle opening with a clean tissue after each use, and never allowing the syringe to touch anything besides the inside of the bottle and the space under your tongue
Importantly, we looked at data from two different real-world scenarios when patients report side effects: first, when prompted during their regularly scheduled treatment check-ins, and, second, when they reach out unprompted on their own
Novo Nordisk (2016)
Pharmacotherapy of obesity: an update on the available medications and drugs under investigation