Provider-guided dose escalation, dietary adjustments, and ongoing lab monitoring mitigate risk
The FDA has warned that some compounded semaglutide contains salt forms instead of the base form used in Ozempic
Prolonged use of certain creams (e.g., hydroquinone) can be harmful
Men who cannot tolerate GLP-1 side effects may find cagrilintide more manageable given its lower odds of nausea and vomiting
Tell your doctor about all your current medicines and any you start or stop using, especially: angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors eg benazepril (Lotensin, in Lotrel), captopril, enalapril (Epaned, Vasotec, in Vaseretic), fosinopril, lisinopril (Prinivil, Qbrelis, Zestril, in Zestoretic), moexipril, perindopril (in Prestalia), quinapril (Accupril, in Accuretic, in Quinaretic), ramipril (Altace), and trandolapril