GLP-1 remains the backbone, but layering complementary signals from GIP, glucagon, amylin and PYY allows for unprecedented degrees of weight reduction and metabolic restoration, as summarised for comparison in Table 1
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When using this medicine, there is an increased risk of food or liquid getting into the lungs during surgery or other procedures that use anesthesia or deep sedation