For patients with a body mass index over 40, or 35 with comorbidities, bariatric surgery is safe and effective
This brief duration is why pharmaceutical GLP-1 medications are modified to resist degradation and provide longer-lasting effects
The Danish study also investigated exenatide 2 mg weekly but compared the drug with a placebo plus cognitive-behavioral therapy
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Concerns have been raised about off-label use of compounded GLP-1s [279], including for cosmetic weight reduction [[280], [281], [282], [283]]
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