At a maintenance dose of 2.4 mg weekly (Wegovy), it engages three major weight-loss mechanisms simultaneously
While subcutaneous injections are generally well tolerated, some patients experience mild to moderate localized reactions at the injection site
Factors responsible for thrombosis include, among others, vessel wall damage or slowed blood flow
Since Provenge (sipuleucel-T) was approved by the FDA as the first cancer vaccine for prostate cancer, peptide vaccine therapy has been widely used for other cancers, including gastric, colorectal, and pancreatic [162]
Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility Long term studies in animals to evaluate carcinogenic potential have not been done