From TV to TikTok, Ozempic and its sibling medications Wegovy and Saxenda (referred to collectively as GLP-1 receptor agonists ) have stormed onto the public scene
I think GLP-1s obviously have helped open the doorway for the nation to learn about compounding pharmacies, said Matthew Montes De Oca, chief clinical officer at Strive Pharmacy, a large Arizona-based compounder that has been fighting Eli Lilly over its ability to sell modified GLP-1s
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"It's not any different than hypertension or diabetes or the many other chronic illnesses that we deal with, where you have to use chronic medication." For over the past three years, the arrival of a new class of drugs known as GLP-1 agonists, so-called for their ability to mimic the action of the natural GLP-1 gut hormone that promotes satiety, has transformed the weight-loss field
And something that the media is not telling anyone is that pancreatitis, gallstones, and gastroparesis are super common in the group most being prescribed this, which is diabetics and obese folks