While not typically covered for general weight loss, some argue that short-term use in specific casessuch as preparing a patient for surgerymight be justified
Filingeri noted that this research study was designed to further examine changes in weight, body fat mass, and muscle mass in patients taking incretin medications. We found that, under close supervision and regular follow-up from an obesity medicine specialist, patients were able to lose fat mass with only a minimal decline in muscle mass. Alexandra Filingeri, DCN, RCN Filingeri pointed out that the results of this study cannot be generalized to patients receiving medication via telemedicine without routine body composition analysis, nor can they be generalized to in-person visits without utilizing body composition analysis
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Generally speaking GLP1 analogues are extremely well tolerated drugs if they are started at low dosages and where increases in dosages occur at least a month apart