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Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs

Family Medicine Initiative

Demand for new obesity medications like semaglutide (GLP-1 analogs) is high, but availability is low. So, which patients should get them first? What are the true benefits and side effects? Patients ask me these questions fairly often, so I know it’s important for GPs to know the key facts. I therefore reviewed the main research studies and guidelines and tried to summarize them briefly and clearly in this article. 1.

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Challenges with Polypharmacy in the Geriatric Population - Clinical Correlations

Clinical Correlations

By Olivia Descorbeth Peer Reviewed As individuals advance in age, they tend to accumulate medical conditions that require a bevy of pharmaceutical treatments to manage. As a result, polypharmacy, generally defined as the use of five.

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