Phase I studies from the late 1980s using IGF-1 to treat Larons Syndrome (GH insensitivity) revealed effective increase in linear growth reaching adult heights using doses ranging from 80 to 240 g/kg/day [264268]
After the medications weight loss benefits led to widespread off-label use of Ozempic, the drug maker introduced a version under the brand name Wegovy, which contains the same active ingredient, but is approved as a diet drug
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Unlike anticoagulants, antiplatelet agents, or certain other medications with known bleeding risks, GLP-1 and GIP receptor agonists do not interfere with normal hemostatic mechanisms
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