Rather than pre-emptive dose changes, the priority is appropriate monitoring: INR monitoring for warfarin, TSH and clinical assessment for levothyroxine, and drug levels or clinical monitoring for antiepileptics
Injection site options include: - Back of arm - Belly (stay more than 1-2 inches AWAY from belly button) - Fatty part of thigh Administer the Injection: Most patients feel more comfort pinching the injection site for this step
You have to fill out a lot of paperwork, and many people dont qualify
She also noted that the drugs slow down digestion, which could give the stomach more time to break down food and produce gas
Week 1-2 (2.5 mg): Most patients notice reduced appetite within the first few days
The UK's medicines regulator, the MHRA, has warned women that the lack of information about how the drugs could affect unborn children means they must not be taken: during pregnancy while trying to get pregnant during breastfeeding The MHRA recommends that women taking the jabs consider using additional or alternative contraception