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If you experience persistent discomfort, your healthcare provider can adjust your dosing schedule
The key is ensuring competence: Take CME courses in obesity medicine (60+ hours for ABOM certification) Understand when to refer (e.g., suspected Cushings syndrome, complex endocrine issues) Collaborate with primary care when appropriate Document that the intervention is part of comprehensive patient care If youre treating a patients depression and their olanzapine-induced 40-pound weight gain is worsening that depression, prescribing a GLP-1 isnt scope creep its integrated psychiatry
These patches claim to release berberinea plant-derived alkaloiddirectly through the skin, potentially bypassing digestive side effects and offering sustained release
It also heightens the risk of several cancers, including colorectal, post-menopausal breast, uterine, esophageal, kidney and pancreatic cancers (WHO 2024
In addition, only trials reporting thyroid events were included in this analysis, leading to an unclear risk of reporting bias