Liu YH, Ruus P, Steinstraesser A, Teichert L
According to clinical trials published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Zepbound shows slightly higher rates of GI effects at higher doses: nausea (31-33%), diarrhea (21-23%), and vomiting (12-20%)
In 2022, just over 7 million prescriptions for GLP-1s were written for adults without diabetes, up from 1.3 million in 2019
Contraindications include personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2, as GLP-1 agonists have shown thyroid effects in animal models
Unlike manufactured pharmaceuticals that may have expiration dates extending several years, compounded medications often have shorter beyond-use dates, typically ranging from thirty to ninety days depending on the specific formulation and storage conditions
Participants who received the supplement experienced a 44% increase in blood levels of vitamin C and a 16% increase in levels of vitamin E