In Phase 3 trials, diarrhoea affected up to 34.1% of people taking retatrutide, compared with 13.5% on placebo
Unlike sterile water, which is suitable only for single-use, bacteriostatic water allows for repeated withdrawals over days or weeks when stored properly
How might these medications be relevant for women experiencing life transitions
Ania Jastreboff, an obesity medicine physician scientist at Yale University School of Medicine/Yale School of Medicine, co-Director of the Yale Center for Weight Management and the lead author on the phase 2 study, said that the results were striking and concluded that Retatrutide holds promise for substantial weight reduction in adults with obesity over a 48-week period
For many others, it falls short
Retatrutide works by changing the way the bodys metabolic pathways handle energy