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Semaglutide may be unsuitable or require additional caution in patients who: are pregnant, breastfeeding or trying to conceive have a history of pancreatitis have severe gastrointestinal disease have delayed stomach emptying have significant kidney or liver impairment use insulin or medicines that can cause hypoglycaemia have diabetic retinopathy have an active or previous eating disorder have experienced a serious allergic reaction to semaglutide already use another GLP-1 or GIP/GLP-1 medicine are due to undergo surgery, sedation or general anaesthesia These factors are not all automatic exclusions
Procedures like gastric sleeve , gastric bypass , and revision surgery produce average excess weight loss of 60 to 80% and substantial improvements in bariatric surgery for sleep apnea , diabetes, hypertension, and joint pain
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If you take both semaglutide and insulin, inject them at different sites and use different syringes for each
This demonstrates the agency's willingness to highlight cancer risks when evidence warrants concern