For a drug to be approved for the pregnant population, it must go through rigorous testing with that population, and that has not yet happened for semaglutide or other GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1) agonists, says Carrie Burns , MD, a board-certified endocrinologist and director of diabetes in pregnancy at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia
Dosage and Administration Semaglutide is available in two main forms: injectable and oral
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Dose Reduction Framework Step 1: Reach Goal Weight on Full Dose Stay on your maximum effective dose (typically 8-12mg weekly) until youve maintained your goal weight for 8-12 weeks
You have less caloric fuel
How to Evaluate Patients Taking Compounded GLP-1 Medications When a patient presents using a compounded GLP-1 product, the initial conversation should remain nonjudgmental