If side effects are severe, vomiting multiple times per day, inability to keep fluids down, persistent diarrhea, reducing back to the previous dose level is the appropriate response
Most weight loss medications carry lactation risks similar to semaglutide
Skin brightening effects may take longer, especially if not paired with vitamin C
No transdermal GLP-1 patch is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for weight loss, and that matters, because approval is what verifies a product actually contains what it claims, at the dose it claims, and does what it says
Oral dutasteride is not FDA-approved for hair loss in the United States, though it is approved for this indication in South Korea and Japan
HA conceptualized the study, designed research, performed experiments, analyzed data, and co-wrote the manuscript with input from all co-authors