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There have been reports of pulmonary aspiration (when food or liquid from the stomach enters the lungs) in people taking GLP-1 medications, including Zepbound while undergoing surgery requiring sedation, even when instructed to fast before the surgery

Liraglutide 3 mg/day reduced binge eating in a small RCT of stable bipolar patients with obesity, both on and off antipsychotics, without changing mood symptoms (McElroy SL et al, J Clin Psychopharmacol

As opposed to some other diabetes and weight management medications, GLPs are particularly beneficial in patients with atherosclerosis, heart failure, or chronic kidney disease

While these results are promising, they should be viewed as preliminary given the modest strength of the available evidence

111 Although COCPs have been shown to alter metabolic parameters, there is ongoing research that continues to debate their impact on weight status