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All wegovy advice (42 guides)Before you start
How semaglutide is used for weight loss and who may not be able to take it.
Your first weeks
Taking the injection, the dose ladder and managing nausea in the early weeks.
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How long treatment may continue, what to eat and what to do if weight loss slows.
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Your first weeks
The 30-minute rule, the escalation schedule and the digestive effects people report.
Staying on track
Maintenance doses, treatment results and stopping treatment.
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All foundayo advice (20 guides)Before you start
What orforglipron is, how it works and whether it is available here yet.
Your first weeks
Dosage, how the dose increases and side effects.
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Treatment results, what to do if weight loss slows and stopping treatment.
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All ozempic advice (8 guides)Before you start
What Ozempic is, how it works and what to know about its use for weight loss.
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How it is used, dosage and side effects.
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Facial changes linked with GLP-1 treatment and comparisons with Wegovy and Mounjaro.
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Karim NassarCo-Founder, Pharmacist & AuthorGPhC 2064752
Karim is a registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and was a founding member of Simple Online Healthcare in 2015. With a Master of Pharmacy degree from Strathclyde University, Karim brings a strong foundation in pharmaceutical care and a passion for leveraging digital solutions to improve patient access to healthcare.
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Shereen is a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber and medical writer with over ten years’ experience across NHS primary care, digital health and specialist telemedicine services. Her clinical background includes six years in general practice, where she delivered medication review clinics, supported chronic disease management and worked across a broad range of therapeutic areas.
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