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If you are already at the maximum 12mg dose, higher doses are not an option and would carry significant side effect risk if they were
Early trials, concerned about possible cardiac safety issues, were designed to ensure that GLP-1 use did not negatively impact cardiovascular outcomes
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Because the patient couldn't keep food down, he had received less than 1 unit of insulin above his basal insulin dosing of 12 units every 24 hours throughout the day
Discontinuation and weight regain How often people stop the medication TRIUMPH-4 (n=445, 68 weeks, obesity with knee osteoarthritis): 18.2% on 12 mg, 12.2% on 9 mg, 4% on placebo 2 TRANSCEND-T2D-1 (n=537, 40 weeks, type 2 diabetes): 5.1% on 12 mg, 4.5% on 9 mg, 0% on placebo 3 Phase 2 (n=338, 48 weeks): 6 to 16% across doses, 1% on placebo 1 For comparison, Wegovys STEP-1 trial reported a discontinuation rate of around 7% due to side effects, and Mounjaros SURMOUNT-1 reported a similar rate