Women taking semaglutide who are already in a higher risk demographic need to be especially vigilant about hydration and prevention strategies
Proper storage practices are fundamental to maximizing the medication's shelf life and ensuring optimal therapeutic benefit
Write the reconstitution date on the vial using a permanent marker
Acute administration of semaglutide, tirzepatide, and retatrutide each attenuated alcohol discrimination across multiple doses, suggesting that blunting or altering subjective alcohol effects could be a common target of this drug class
Issa, MD, PhD, is a dermatologist, medical director of research and academics at Forefront Dermatology, and professor at George Washington University
10 Other GLP-1 RAs currently approved in Canada are semaglutide injection (Ozempic), dulaglutide, exenatide, liraglutide, and lixisenatide