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Potential Side Effects at 4 mg, 9 mg, and 12 mg TRANSCEND-T2D-1 reported nausea in 16.4%, 19.5%, and 26.5% of participants receiving 4 mg, 9 mg, and 12 mg, respectively, compared with 3.7% with placebo [9]
This observation has raised concerns regarding suboptimal drug exposure, altered pharmacokinetics, and heightened inflammatory burden in obese patients, highlighting the potential need for dose optimization or alternative treatment strategies in this population (63, 64)