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While the story of GLP-1s in liver disease is just beginning, the FDAs decision signals a new eraone in which treating obesity, diabetes, and liver fibrosis are no longer separate battles, but converging fronts in the fight against chronic disease.
Contraindications:: Patients with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (based upon animal data - see FDA Warning) History of hypersensitivity to semaglutide or any of its excipients (serious reactions including angioedema & anaphylaxis have been reported) Side Effects: GI Adverse events: nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea (~5-15%) most GI side side effects occur during dose initiation or escalation and wane after a few weeks (Drucker, 2024)