It could help the more than 70 million adults in the United States who struggle with this chronic condition, says Ildiko Lingvay, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.C.S., professor of internal medicine and population and data sciences at UTSW and lead author of the study, published today in The Lancet
The Importance of Monitoring Because tirzepatide is still a new drug, it is important for patients and their doctors to monitor its effects closely, especially if the patient has a history of breast cancer
Those symptoms need a same-day evaluation by a healthcare professional
Each receptor plays a distinct physiological role, and their combined activation is under investigation as a means of delivering improved metabolic outcomes compared with single or dual agonism alone
However, the effect of intermittent fasting on this side effect is yet to be studied