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This can lead to a more dramatic change in the way certain parts of the body, such as the buttocks, look
But with the FDA officially declaring the semaglutide shortage resolved earlier this year (on February 21, to be exact) and the agencys temporary allowance for widespread compounding having expired on May 22, the landscape is quickly shifting
There should be a generic form of liraglutide released in the UK later this year.
