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Frequency of hypoglycemia and its significance in chronic kidney disease

The risk of renal adverse reactions was increased in patients with a history of renal impairment (the weight management trials included 65 patients with a history of moderate or severe renal impairment at baseline), and occurred more frequently during dose titration

However, an upsurge in celebrity testimonials heralding the weight-loss benefits of these drugs led to an increase in demand, prompting healthcare providers to prescribe them (including off-label prescriptions) to combat obesity

(March 2021)

The role of nausea or vomiting in this weight loss was found to be minor, indicating that the weight loss effects of semaglutide were primarily due to direct mechanisms unrelated to nausea or vomiting