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Liraglutide has some common adverse effects, although generally not serious ones.
Practitioners should be aware of potential side effects when prescribing liraglutide.
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Like most of the other medications currently available for obesity, liraglutide has some common adverse effects, although generally not serious ones.
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An evaluation of liraglutide including its efficacy and safety for the treatment of obesity
Chen-Hsiu Lin et al. · Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy · 2019
DOI 10.1080/14656566.2019.1695779
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