Benjamin Bert, MD , a board-certified ophthalmologist at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California, added that as GLP-1s help with controlling blood sugar, their use may also lead to changes in vision prescription
Notably, its weight-reducing efficacy in patients with common obesity is superior to that of other GLP-1 RAs [73-75]
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However, for multi-dose research vials, bacteriostatic water (which contains 0.9% benzyl alcohol) is required to prevent microbial contamination after the first needle puncture
Meta-analyses suggest that GLP-1RAs can lead to an average BMI reduction of 12 kg/m 2 , a decrease in waist circumference of several centimeters, and total weight loss of 5%7% in some studies (85)
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