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In Conclusion Until there is more evidence-based research on the impact of GLC-1 receptor agonists on anesthesia, specifically conscious sedation, DOCS Education recommends a medical consult with the patients PCP or endocrinologist, and absent the strong recommendation to the contrary from their prescribing physician, have the patient withhold their weekly injectable GLP-1 receptor antagonist one week before sedation, and their daily GLP-1 receptor agonist on the day of the sedation appointment, and be NPO 6 hours before the appointment as usual

The drugs that lose the most weight also produce the most gastrointestinal illness nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and the highest rates of patients stopping treatment because they cannot tolerate it

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For people with pre-existing fatty liver, GLP-1 medications may offer therapeutic benefits beyond weight loss, and regular testing confirms whether these improvements are occurring