An update on new and existing treatments for the management of melasma
Follow-up data from the STEP 4 study, published in JAMA in March and also reported by Healio, demonstrated adults with obesity who continued semaglutide 2.4 mg beyond 20 weeks experienced continued weight loss or weight maintenance compared with adults who were switched to placebo
Bottom line: Heartburn is a manageable side effect of the way GLP-1 medications work
Obesity is a multi-systemic disease state with several associated complications such as musculoskeletal issues, obstructive sleep apnoea, cardiovascular disease, infertility, and cancer (endometrial, breast, ovarian, prostate, liver, gallbladder, kidney, and colon) as well as significant metabolic sequelae, the most important being type 2 diabetes due to its high morbidity and mortality through micro- and macro-vascular complications such as ischaemic heart disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease [3, 4]
This means the total monthly medication exposure remains similar, but the injection frequency dropsa practical advantage for people with busy schedules or injection anxiety