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All analyses were done using R version 4.0.5 (R Core Team, Vienna, Austria) and the statistical package meta
One tirzepatide trial in people without diabetes showed volunteers taking the highest dose, 15 mg a week, lost as much as 27% of their body weight, which is comparable to or more than the weight loss experienced by patients who undergo bariatric surgery
To date, the large-scale clinical trials for semaglutidesuch as the STEP trialshave not identified shingles as a frequent or direct side effect