Topical skincare cannot replace medical procedures
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These wonder drugs developed originally as a therapeutic tool for diabetes (and coupled with a healthful diet theyre a good one for that) are famously now being employed for weight loss in the broader non-diabetic (and sometimes not even particularly overweight) population, but also for a crazy quilt array of other conditions, including: cardiovascular risk reduction (for which theyve gained FDA approval), obstructive sleep apnea tied to obesity, slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease, improving fatty liver disease, protecting against Alzheimers and other dementias, and such off label applications as reducing the craving for alcohol and other addictive substances, lowering blood pressure, improving lipid profiles, increasing insulin sensitivity in PCOS, and possible roles in alleviating chronic pain, strengthening bones in osteoporosis, and reducing seizures
When demand significantly outpaces supply, basic economics suggest prices increase
People interested in taking Ozempic may be concerned as to whether it will affect their sexual health