Safety is prioritized by using state-licensed, FDA-registered compounding pharmacies that follow strict quality control standards
On NPR, general practitioner Mara Gordon talked about a patient who begged her for an Ozempic prescription, weeping
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Interestingly, nonfatal heart attack showed the largest risk reduction among the three primary outcome components, contrasting with the earlier PIONEER 6 trial where cardiovascular death was the dominant benefitlikely because SOUL's longer follow-up and larger sample size (approximately three times that of PIONEER 6) allowed more comprehensive assessment of cardiovascular outcomes
Cancer development is often a slow process, and longer-term surveillance data will be valuable as patients continue these medications for extended periods, particularly for weight management in younger populations without diabetes
