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Precautions include: Monitoring glucose levels closely Adjusting concurrent medications Keeping emergency glucose handy Other Potential Side Effects Injection site reactions Fatigue or dizziness Rare: pancreatitis or thyroid tumors (as warned on labels) Always report unusual or severe side effects promptly

GLP-1 medications like Wegovy, Zepbound, and Ozempic have fundamentally changed the weight loss conversation

But with the introduction of Mounjaro, the number of written prescriptions increased dramatically (8% from July 2022 on), and eventually the number of adjudicated GLP-1 prescriptions doubled across all payer channels

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In clinical trials , people taking Wegovy lost 6% of their body weight in three months, and nearly 11% in six months