Practical counselling points The oral formulation introduces administration requirements that differ meaningfully from the injectable, and these should form a core part of counselling for anyone switching: The tablet must be taken on an empty stomach, first thing in the morning (minimum 8 hours of fasting), with no more than a small glass (up to 120ml) of plain water
If you cannot tolerate the maintenance dose of 2.4 mg, your doctor may keep you on 1.7 mg once weekly
Wegovy affects gastric emptying and can cause gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea, vomiting, and delayed stomach emptying
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The structural modification protects liraglutide from metabolic degradation by dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4), which is responsible for the rapid elimination of GLP-1 (Jacobsen et al