While semaglutide-related eye changes rarely cause pain, discomfort can develop if complications arise
Advise patients using oral hormonal contraceptives to switch to a non-oral contraceptive method, or add a barrier method of contraception for 4 weeks after initiation with ZEPBOUND and for 4 weeks after each dose escalation [see Drug Interactions (7.2) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.2, 12.3)]
Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH): Following acne, eczema, or procedural skin inflammation, oral antioxidant supplementation with glutathione, Vitamin C, and EGCG reduces the oxidative signalling that drives melanocyte hyperactivity at sites of prior inflammation
This can help with smaller portion sizes and healthier food choices
In NK cell-depleted mouse models, neutrophils tend to adopt the N2 phenotype, characterized by upregulated VEGF-A expression, thereby promoting tumor growth and angiogenesis (119)
Timing GH release is suppressed by high blood glucose