The primary concerns include additive cardiovascular effects (both can increase heart rate), excessive appetite suppression leading to inadequate nutrition, and potential gastrointestinal side effects
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The SELECT trial demonstrated a 20% reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events Contrave has no equivalent cardiovascular benefit
Animal studies show potential risks to fetal development, and there is insufficient human data to determine safety
His recommendation is that hed remove the hardware and do a labral repair in the same surgery (I was waiting to be sure no AVN, though he said he is sure I wont get it)
For type 2 diabetes, the Phase 1b data showed HbA1c reductions of up to 2.02% which, if confirmed in Phase 3, would make retatrutide competitive with the most effective diabetes medications available