Certain populationsincluding those with history of pancreatitis, thyroid cancer, or severe kidney diseaseface additional switching considerations
Under physiologic conditions, mitogen-promoted strong signaling bursts over short duration are associated with cell proliferation
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GLP-1 RAs have been shown good promise in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and can also induce weight loss, which is thought to be related to its peripheral effect of delaying gastric emptying and its central anorexigenic effects (4, 18)
Levothyroxine dosing in the elderly targets a slightly higher TSH (up to 6 to 8 mIU/L in patients over 80), which reduces overreplacement risk and thereby limits the CYP2E1-upregulation concern