Who Shouldnt Take It: People with a history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2), or those who are allergic to semaglutide, shouldnt take it
Or maybe you are concerned about the "black box" warnings regarding thyroid tumours that you have seen in the patient leaflets
Pancreatitis: Severe, persistent upper abdominal pain particularly pain radiating to the back may indicate acute pancreatitis, a serious adverse event associated with the incretin drug class
Chen AL, Lum KM, Lara-Gonzalez P, Ogasawara D, Cognetta AB, To A, Parsons WH, Simon GM, Desai A, Petrascheck M, et al
This regional specificity may have implications for reducing cardiometabolic risk factors