‘Be wary of prescribing’ tirzepatide amid another diabetes drug shortage
Doctors should exercise caution when prescribing tirzepatide, a leading GP says, after a surge in demand sparked a supply shortage within two months of entering…
Tag: Obesity
Why this GP registrar spoke up about the benefits of being an obese doctor
Dr Tanvir Kapoor was first diagnosed as obese at the age of 12. “I remember a paediatrician encouraging my mum to give me more fruits…
‘People don’t realise the dangers’: Warning after hundreds of semaglutide overdoses
The social media frenzy around semaglutide may have contributed to dozens of overdoses, says a leading endocrinologist, with poisons information centres seeing a spike in…
Semaglutide ‘shows promise’ for secondary CV prevention regardless of diabetes status
Adding semaglutide to standard care cuts the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiac events by 20% in adults with pre-existing cardiovascular disease but not diabetes,…
A GP’s ‘smiley’ delivery may boost patient weight loss success: study
If doctors present weight loss interventions as an “opportunity” and with a “smiley” tone, patients are more likely to have success, according to a UK…
Time-restricted dieting beats calorie counting for weight loss in diabetes: study
Time-restricted dieting may be better for people with type 2 diabetes to lose weight than counting calories, a US study suggests. Researchers found that people…
Looking at obesity through a different lens
Obesity is generally acknowledged to be a major global health issue with associated comorbidities that can affect quality of life and life expectancy.1,2 Interventions have…
Pancreatitis risk rises with popular weight loss drugs: study
Patients using GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss are nine times more likely to develop pancreatitis than those taking bupropion–naltrexone, Canadian researchers say. Use of…
TGA investigates bowel obstruction risk with semaglutide
The TGA is investigating reports of intestinal obstruction in patients using semaglutide and may consider updating the product information to include a warning about ileus. …
TGA tightens Ozempic advice (again) as global shortage bites
The TGA is once again urging doctors against initiating patients on semaglutide, less than three months after relaxing its prescribing advice, as limited supply struggles…
