Extra Steps Make sure you know about any additional things you need to do, like getting regular blood tests, thyroid ultrasounds, or changes to your diet, exercise, and other medications
For example, certain variants in your GLP-1 receptor gene may make you more sensitive to the medication's effects on gastric motility, meaning you would benefit most from starting at a lower dose or combining semaglutide with specific dietary and supplement strategies from the outset
This acid-base disturbance often accompanies hypokalemia and hypochloremia (low chloride)
Important safety considerations include the boxed warning for thyroid C-cell tumors (contraindicated in patients with personal/family history of MTC or MEN2), and risks of pancreatitis, gallbladder problems, diabetic retinopathy complications, and acute kidney injury from dehydration
3.3 Immunosupressive drugs Immunosuppressive drugs are medications that modulate or suppress the immune response, often to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients or to manage autoimmune diseases
