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Oral tablets do not require the use of needles are typically taken daily can result in side effects such as nausea, vomiting, constipation, and abdominal pain must be taken on an empty stomach first thing in the morning, without eating for 30 minutes afterward Injections require the use of needles are typically taken once per week may cause side effects such as injection site reactions but may also cause nausea, vomiting, constipation, and abdominal pain can be taken regardless of whether you consume food or liquid beforehand or afterward You can inject semaglutide into your upper arm, thigh, or stomach

Last week, drugmaker Eli Lilly announced results from a late-stage diabetes trial showing that its daily GLP-1 pill orforglipron significantly reduced A1C (a measure of blood sugar) and body weight compared with placebo (a sham pill)

She calls it a whole new way to manage weight

Since retatrutide may produce faster weight loss, the risk of temporary hair thinning could theoretically be equal or slightly higher

These drugs became approved for weight management only as recently as 2021, so they havent been on the market for obesity and for weight [loss] for very long