When to contact your healthcare professional : Seek medical advice if you experience significantly elevated blood glucose readings (consistently above 15 mmol/L) or symptoms of hyperglycaemia (excessive thirst, frequent urination, fatigue) Seek urgent medical attention for severe, persistent abdominal pain (with or without vomiting) which could indicate pancreatitis, or symptoms of gallbladder disease (right upper abdominal pain, fever, jaundice) Contact your GP if you are considering stopping your medication Never discontinue prescribed diabetes treatment without medical supervision
The financial picture for these medications reveals significant disparities in both brand-name pricing and availability of compounded alternatives
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Women of childbearing potential should discuss contraception with their clinician before entering a trial of any weight-management medicine
They come with a US Boxed Warning of a risk of thyroid C-cell tumors and medullary thyroid carcinoma and are contraindicated in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2
The authorized generic is manufactured by Novo Nordisk, and distributed and sold by Teva
