This step-up approach helps minimize the risk of severe gastrointestinal side effects, such as nausea and vomiting, which are more likely to occur with higher initial doses
Kidney disease is also extremely common in people with type 1 diabetes
The approval is valid through 31 December 2027 and covers subsequent refills and dose adjustments without requiring a new authorisation, unless the beneficiary switches from one covered GLP-1 drug to a different one
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As these medications gain wider use, patients understandably ask whether they affect liver and kidney functiontwo organs that process and eliminate medications from the body