Important safety information includes a boxed warning regarding thyroid C-cell tumors observed in rodent studies (contraindicated in patients with personal/family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2), risk of pancreatitis, gallbladder disease, and hypoglycemia when used with insulin or insulin secretagogues
Consider baseline labs for copper and zinc and reassess if symptoms or labs shift
Thyroid Cancer GLP-1 medications come with a black-box warning for medullary thyroid cancer (MTC)
So, it appears that Hims has found a good balance
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Both are injected into the layer of fat just under the skin, and both are marketed for small, stubborn pockets such as under the chin, the flanks or the abdomen