Preventing and managing constipation Some prescription pain medications (such as opioids) may cause constipation (having fewer bowel movements than usual)
However, not all patients with B12 deficiency develop anaemia
Sakai Y, Suzuki A, Mugishima K, et al
Medicare beneficiaries will now be eligible for obesity treatment coverage if they meet certain conditionssuch as having a BMI over 27 combined with prediabetes or cardiovascular disease
The results showed that in high risk patients with T2D liraglutide reduced the risk of MACE by 13% (primary endpoint included cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI), and non-fatal stroke) ( In the ELIXA and the EXSCEL trials, GLP-1RAs (once daily lixisenatide and once weekly exenatide, respectively) didnt provide benefit in MACE reduction compared to placebo, but were non-inferior to placebo for the primary composite outcome of MACE
Ozempic is approved for type 2 diabetes at doses up to 2.0 mg weekly