They are generally avoided in people with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer or MEN2 syndrome, a history of pancreatitis, severe gastroparesis, or during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and they require caution in significant kidney or liver disease
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However, these side effects were fairly tolerable: Just 5% more trial participants than people taking a placebo dropped out of treatment due to GI symptoms (8.4% vs
Ozempic , a weekly injection, is approved to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes, reduce cardiovascular risk in adults with type 2 diabetes and heart disease, and slow kidney decline in adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease
Exendin-4 decreases liver inflammation and atherosclerosis development simultaneously by reducing macrophage infiltration