One study evaluated almost 2,000 adults with a BMI of 30 or greater found that those who received this medication while following certain healthy lifestyle interventions had an average weight loss of 14.9% from baseline, compared with an average weight loss of 2.4% in the placebo group
Ozempic may require additional attention in patients with diabetes who need monitoring for blood-sugar changes, diabetic retinopathy concerns, and medication interactions
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It generally suits patients seeking convenient, virtual healthcare access with streamlined medication management
Hypoglycemia manifests through symptoms like shaking, a fast heartbeat, sweating, anxiety, hunger, or dizziness
For many of our patients, that will mean leveraging a class of medications that improves not only their weight and blood sugar but also, quite possibly, the skin disease that brought them to us in the first place