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Ozempic is given as a once-a week-injection

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Most GLP-1 agents require gradual dose escalation to minimize gastrointestinal side effects, meaning patients start at lower-than-maintenance titration doses and increase incrementally over 820 weeks depending on the specific medication

Along that same vein, people think that if they can get a jump start on weight loss from a GLP-1, they believe that they can take it from there and discontinue medication, he says

Estimates how much medication is still active in your body using your shot's half-life, so you understand the cycle