I was in excruciating pain, she continued
If you see any blood at the injection site, give it a light press with your gauze pad or cotton ball, but do not rub the area
FDA created this system because these are necessary drugs. Novo Nordisk hasnt specified why it cant keep up with demand, but the bottleneck apparently lies in the companys inability to fill and sterilize enough of its special drug auto-injectors, said Evan Seigerman, a managing director at BMO Capital Markets
That delayed gastric emptying is part of what makes the medication effective for weight loss and blood sugar control
Avoid injecting into areas with stretch marks, scars, or bruises
These mechanisms contribute to the substantial weight loss observed in clinical trials, with patients in the STEP 1 trial losing an average of 14.9% of body weight (compared to 2.4% with placebo) on the 2.4 mg weekly dose used for obesity management