Potential side effects can include, but are not limited to, the following: Acute kidney injury (typically due to nausea and vomiting) Diabetic retinopathy (damage to the retina, the light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the eyeball) Gallbladder dysfunction Abdominal pain and/or bloating, constipation, diarrhea, nausea and/or vomiting Decreased appetite, which can lead to weight loss Increased heart rate Medullary thyroid carcinoma (cancer of the thyroid gland)
Given that around one-third of Australians live with obesity, these medications have the potential to influence dietary patterns across a significant portion of the population
Michael Glickman, MD , is a board-certified family medicine and obesity medicine physician and founder of Revolution Medicine, Health and Fitness
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