If a patient, after consulting with a prescriber, has a specific medical need that cannot be met with an FDA-approved medication, then patients can be prescribed patient-specific compounded medications that may include, if appropriate, two or more active ingredients that would be impractical or impossible to administer with two separate prescription orders for each medication to fit the patients unique needs
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Semaglutide dosing typically begins at 0.25mg weekly for four weeks, then escalates to 0.5mg weekly, with potential increases to 1mg or 2mg based on glycemic control and tolerance
Before considering the use of these agents, I definitely look to see if the patient has enough trouble with gastroparesis to be taking medications to manage it
The medication is highly effective, producing greater weight loss than diet and exercise alone and comparable results to semaglutide
However, any potential clinical benefits conferred by the lowering hs-CRP are difficult to separate from that of the lipid-lowering effects of statins without performing further clinical studies
