Lu J, Zou S, Liu X, Wong TYP, Zhang X, Xu KS, Zhao Y, Hong Y, Cen A, Wang Y
Regulatory Issues: Some pharmacies are using unapproved salt forms of semaglutide, which do not comply with FDA standards for compounded drugs
Some patients taking semaglutide have reported kidney-related side effects, such as increased creatinine levels (a marker of kidney function) and acute kidney injury
However, given the retrospective design and baseline heterogeneity between groups, these results should be interpreted as associations rather than definitive evidence of superiority
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