Of these, 1,180 participants were excluded for the following reasons: initiation during hospitalization, initiation at another institution, having received only a single prescription for oral semaglutide, initiation at a dose other than 3 mg, treatment duration of less than 180 days, missing baseline laboratory data, changes in concomitant oral antidiabetic drugs, or prior use of injectable GLP-1 RAs
formal analysis, K.B
Lyophilization (freeze-drying) removes water, which dramatically improves stability
It may also affect the drug's effectiveness and safety
BG: The best point of entry is to think of the body like a battery
Pain, erythema, induration, and in rare cases sterile abscess formation