Honestly, she was probably out in the tail of the distribution in terms of sensitivity, but, you know, this was not a class of drugs that she could take
The UK medicines regulator, the MHRA, has updated the product information for healthcare professionals and patients regarding the "small risk of severe acute pancreatitis in patients taking GLP-1s." While rare, the sheer scale of GLP-1 use in the UK with one recent study suggesting 1.6 million adults had used them in the last 12 months, and 3.3 million were interested in trying them in the following year makes it important for clinicians and patients to be aware of the warning signs of pancreatitis, said the regulator
Bulking agents (microcrystalline cellulose, dicalcium phosphate), L-carnitine free form (500mg), anti-caking agents (silicon dioxide, vegetable stearic acid, vegetable magnesium stearate), crosslinked cellulose gum, glazing agents (hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, vegetable glycerin made from palm kernel oil and coconut oil, carnauba wax) As a food supplement for adults, one (1) tablet daily, with juice or water in between meals, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner
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