According to FDA prescribing information, eructation (the medical term for burping) occurs in approximately 3% of patients taking the 0.5 mg dose of injectable semaglutide and about 1% at the 1 mg dose
[1] The prolonged half-life also has implications for drug washout following discontinuation
Recent FDA rulings, however, have forced Fella Health to prescribe only name-brand medications, like Wegovy and Zepbound, which are more expensive, but generally safer GLP-1 options
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Body weight, median (IQR), remained stable during the study period (65.8 kg [55.377.5] and 65.3 kg [56.5-78.5] for dulaglutide and placebo, respectively)
"Most people that we talked to get on these medications because they're overall trying to get healthier, and reducing alcohol consumption can also be part of that journey," says Michelle Cardel, the chief nutrition officer at WeightWatchers