[2] Long-term follow-up: Once stable on maintenance therapy, routine blood monitoring is not usually necessary unless new symptoms develop
What the clinical trial evidence shows Mounjaro (tirzepatide) ~22.5% average body weight lost at 72 weeks ( SURMOUNT-1, 15mg) Wegovy (semaglutide) ~14.9% average body weight lost at 68 weeks ( STEP-1 , 2.4mg) Saxenda / Nevolat (liraglutide) ~5-8% average body weight lost at 56 weeks ( SCALE trial ) For context, prior to GLP-1 medications, the most effective non-surgical weight loss intervention available was a combination of intensive lifestyle modification and Orlistat , which typically produces 5 to 8% weight loss
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160,161,162,163,164,165 Both adults and children have been found to exhibit genetic mutations that affect baseline renal urate excretion levels