Current guidelines support early use, especially for patients with cardiovascular risk or obesity
Although cases are very rare and there isnt enough data on this yet, these medications may be linked to an increased risk of gastroparesis
Accordingly, VSMC dysfunction ultimately aggravates vascular injury and accelerates the development of atherosclerosis
For weight management, NICE has approved semaglutide (Wegovy) for adults with specific BMI criteria (35 kg/m or 30 kg/m with weight-related comorbidities) within specialist weight management services
Research supports the idea that slow titration allows your body to adjust to the drug's effects, reducing the severity of side effects, including nausea
Our challenge as clinicians is to create systems and time to support people to initiate and stay on these effective treatments.