International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26 (4), 1651
The gradual dose titration schedule as per the SmPC and BNF (starting at 0.25 mg once weekly for four weeks, then increasing to 0.5 mg, with further increases to 1 mg or 2 mg if needed) is specifically designed to minimise these gastrointestinal effects whilst allowing therapeutic benefit
Both drugs lower blood sugar, so using them together can increase the risk of hypoglycemia, which is dangerously low blood sugar
Track appetite changes, nausea, and other early symptoms
MORE ABOUT Sharon Faust, PharmD, MBA, CSP Sharon Faust is the Chief Pharmacy Officer at Navitus Health Solutions
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