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Preliminary data suggests an excellent pharmacokinetic (PK) profile
Serious adverse events are less common but documented: pancreatitis, gallbladder disease, hypoglycemia (particularly in patients on concomitant diabetes medications), and a boxed warning regarding medullary thyroid carcinoma risk in rodent studies - a finding whose clinical significance in humans at therapeutic doses remains under study
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