Lydia Alexander, immediate past president of the Obesity Medicine Association, in a statement
In clinical trials , eructation (burping) occurred in 2.7% of participants taking 0.5 mg of Ozempic and 1.1% of participants taking 1 mg after an average of over eight months of treatment
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