Li Qiang, a pharmacologist at Peking University, tells C&EN in an email that the work sets a new benchmark in the treatment landscape. Mller thinks the new molecule has potential to become a front-line treatment for diabetes and obesity
There are no FDA contraindication checks (MTC, MEN2), no comorbidity questions, no medication or allergy list, no mental health screening, no eating disorder screen, no family history, and no substance use questions
These endocrine disruptors may increase TSH and perpetuate the autoimmune attack on the thyroid
Eligibility varies and often excludes people without commercial insurance or those enrolled in government plans
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Greater weight loss magnitude with retatrutide compared to semaglutide or tirzepatide may theoretically increase the risk of nutritionally mediated hair shedding