It is important to appropriately generalize this information to groups of patients that fit the populations in these studies
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For Mounjaro, across the SURPASS trials in type 2 diabetes, cholelithiasis was reported in 0.6% of tirzepatide-treated patients compared to 0% in the placebo group
Gallbladder-related adverse events, including cholelithiasis and cholecystitis, have been reported more frequently in patients receiving semaglutide compared to placebo in clinical trials, with an incidence of approximately two to three percent
Treatment Initiation and Compliance GLP-1s do not trigger withdrawal or require detox
The drugs are expensive, and experts say the recent spike in popularity has already led to shortages and increased hesitancy among insurance providers to cover these drugs