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Jody Dushay, an endocrinologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, said she doesnt support the use of compounded GLP-1 drugs but also worries that restrictions could add new strain to the overall supply

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Because of its effectiveness and relatively low side-effect profile, it has become a gold standard for various types of nausea, including those caused by metabolic medications