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The use of medications for obesity will likely require lifelong treatment.
Practitioners should prepare for long-term management strategies when prescribing obesity medications.
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However, the use of medications for obesity, as for other chronic diseases, will likely require lifelong treatment.
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<scp>Glucagon‐like peptide</scp>‐1, glucose‐dependent insulinotropic polypeptide, and glucagon receptor poly‐agonists: a new era in obesity pharmacotherapy
Is‐haq O. Malik et al. · Obesity · 2022
DOI 10.1002/oby.23521
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