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Further research is needed on management avenues for gastrointestinal events to ensure long-term use of semaglutide.
Ongoing research is essential for optimizing the use of semaglutide in clinical practice.
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Further research on management avenues for the GI events may ensure long term and sustained use.
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Semaglutide for the treatment of obesity – a review
Abubakar Bham et al. · World Family Medicine Journal /Middle East Journal of Family Medicine · 2021
DOI 10.5742/mewfm.2021.94116
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