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Preparing injectables outside a USP 797-compliant facility introduces contamination risk patients cannot see, including bacterial, fungal, and particulate contamination that can cause injection-site infections, systemic infections, and in severe cases sepsis
To protect long-term health, maintain the weight loss, and help patients truly thrive, it is increasingly recognized that GLP-1 therapy must continue to be paired with lifestyle medicine
But Ozempic and Wegovy are the exact same drug, according to Brian Wojeck, assistant professor of endocrinology at the Yale School of Medicine
Additionally, tirzepatide did not attenuate the reduction of sleeping metabolic rate or 24-h sedentary energy expenditure in comparison to baseline (though not significantly different than placebo), but significantly increased fat oxidation and decreased carbohydrate and protein oxidation as compared to placebo [57]
If weight loss slows, our article Why Youre Hitting a Weight-Loss Plateau on Semaglutide (and What to Do About It) provides additional context
