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If you are seeing a patient whose musculoskeletal presentation does not quite match a plausible mechanism of injury or evolves in unexpected ways, it is worth keeping an endocrine disorder on your clinical radar

Factors such as age, weight, overall health, and genetic predisposition can all influence how quickly you respond to treatment

It is typically prescribed as a weekly injection, although oral treatment options such as the Wegovy pill (where licensed) continue to develop and may expand choices over time

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It is selected within controlled environments for investigation into peptide structure, receptor interaction, and signalling pathways