This recommendation was developed following 6 cases of non-fatal aspiration in fasted patients taking GLP-1 RAs, and is aimed at reducing the risk of the much-feared pulmonary aspiration seen in unfasted patients with an unprotected airway
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These drugs were first approved to help regulate blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes but were later discovered to promote weight loss, among other health benefits
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Other medications within these classes have demonstrated weight loss efficacy but are not FDA approved for weight loss (eg, medications approved for diabetes that can induce weight loss) and therefore are not included in the table