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Clinical studies show increasing skin-related side effects associated with GLP-1RA treatment, such as hypersensitivity reactions and injection-site reactions along with immune-mediated conditions and facial fat loss [31,54]

Tirzepatide is a newer GLP-1 drug that targets two hormones instead of just one

Alex Azar, former Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, noted that there is little stigma around taking a statin to manage high cholesterol, but using a GLP-1 to help with weight loss can be perceived by some as taking the easy way out. Panelists emphasized that this perception, despite its inaccuracy, persists and may stand in the way of patients accessing these effective treatments or staying on them long-term

Anecdotally, some people who switched from semaglutide to tirzepatide report that their appetite, which had started returning somewhat on semaglutide, decreased again on tirzepatide

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While genetic variations in receptor expression may theoretically affect response, this is not currently used in clinical decision-making