Because Wegovy affects processes in your body relating to your gastrointestinal (digestive) system, it can cause common digestive side effects like: nausea vomiting diarrhoea constipation indigestion acid reflux (heartburn) Titration helps to minimise these side effects by giving your body time to get used to the medicine
However, Rybelsus and Ozempic are only approved for people living with type 2 diabetes in the UK and cant be prescribed to support weight loss
Tirzepatide, by contrast, adds the GIP pathway within the same molecule: it co-activates the GIP receptor, a mechanism entirely absent from CagriSema
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No, current clinical trial data and post-marketing surveillance have not identified a direct link between tirzepatide and macular degeneration development or worsening
