Patients looking for more rapid initial weight loss may benefit from short-term use of phentermine, though it should only be used under close supervision
If you are seeing a patient whose musculoskeletal presentation does not quite match a plausible mechanism of injury or evolves in unexpected ways, it is worth keeping an endocrine disorder on your clinical radar
Your healthcare team can provide personalised advice based on your individual circumstances, medical history, and treatment goals
This does not mean you must take semaglutide forever, but rather that your body may require ongoing pharmacological support to maintain weight loss long-term
or a BMI of 27 or greater with a diagnosis of pre-diabetes, previous myocardial infarction, previous stroke or symptomatic peripheral artery disease
Regulatory organizations in many countries have warned against