If you decide to use it, monitor your clinical response carefully over the next few doses
For example, patients with a history of thyroid disease, pancreatitis, or certain metabolic conditions may need baseline labs before starting treatment
And the off-label extras you might be counting on, the heart data especially, belong to semaglutide, not to the new pill
10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084768 BMJ Open
In clinical trials for branded medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound, a small percentage of participants with intact gallbladders developed gallstones or gallbladder inflammation (cholecystitis)
This suggests that for many people, the gut eventually adapts to the medication, at least partially