Legal and Financial Pressure Smaller compounders, particularly 503A pharmacies, as well as medical spas, weight loss centers, and other types of businesses, are under increasing pressure from manufacturers
Importantly, injectable therapies such as WEGOVY and ZEPBOUND are unlikely to lose relevance
They help stop bleeding in wounds, but they can be dangerous inside the body, where they may cut off blood flow
For example, if you are eating less, drinking less fluid, or experiencing nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea, your blood pressure may temporarily drop because of dehydration or lower fluid volume
Patients with a history of pancreatitis should be monitored closely, and alternative therapies may be considered
Historically, this increased insulin response mediated by GLP-1 and GIP had been attributed to factors termed incretins (derived from incretion, a term used at that time to refer to a secretion that remains inside the body), hence the name incretin effect is still used today to describe the rise in insulin mediated by the action of these hormones