While many patients are seeing life-changing results with GLP-1 medications, doctors say the medications can also come with risks if they are not dosed properly ... .
‘I think the main concern with compounded GLP-1s, is that they are not actually assessed or tested by the applicable regulators,’ says Charles Green, healthcare and pharmaceutical expert at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr... .
People who take GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic to lose weight or manage Type 2 diabetes often reap real benefits in the form of improved health measures and slimmer bodies. But because the meds can greatly reduce appetite and slow digestion, ... .
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