Both medications have acceptable safety profiles, with similar side effects, mainly gastrointestinal
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If nausea or digestive discomfort becomes difficult to manage, a provider may keep a patient on a lower dose for a longer period before moving forward
Most treatment plans start with a low dose thats gradually increased over several weeks or months
For what is anticipated to be a limited set of customers whose clinical needs cannot be met using the increasingly varied set of commercially available FDA-approved GLP-1s, Hims & Hers plans to offer access to compounded GLP-1s if a provider determines that a compounded product is clinically necessary
This early onset of protection occurred even before patients reached their maximum weight loss, typically around week 65