These side effects are typically mild and improve over time
For every 10,000 compounds that are tested, only one or two will successfully pass all stages of research and development and clinical trials to become licensed medicines available to patients, she said
Sahakyan KR, Somers VK, Rodriguez-Escudero JP, Hodge DO, Carter RE, Sochor O, Coutinho T, Jensen MD, Roger VL, Singh P, Lopez-Jimenez F
As an obesity medicine physician, I often find that affordability, not effectiveness, is the biggest barrier preventing patients from starting treatment
They may also prescribe over-the-counter medication such as loperamide and bismuth subsalicylate