Some patients who do not respond strongly to semaglutide experience greater benefit from tirzepatide due to its additional mechanism
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When youre on a GLP-1 medication, like Ozempic or Wegovy, you are essentially injecting this hormone and your body is receiving it at a therapeutic level and at a continuous rate
These benefits are now also evident in people with obesity at high CVD risk (or with known vascular disease) but without T2D, as shown by the favorable effects of semaglutide in the Semaglutide Effects on Heart Disease and Stroke in Patients with Overweight or Obesity (SELECT) clinical trial 36
Given the slow natural history of HCV infection, it is certainly reasonable to hold off treatment until recovery from drug use seems likely and to conduct pre-treatment counseling to improve the likelihood that HCV treatment will be beneficial
Most people barely feel more than a small pinch