How to Manage Patients on GLP-1s Before Surgery?
Guidance from professional societies on how to handle the risk for pulmonary aspiration during general anesthesia or deep sedation for patients taking glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) continues to evolve, as does the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) labeling for the drugs. The changes can be challenging to keep up with, and […]
How to Prescribe Monoclonal Antibodies for Migraine
Internist Vincent Martin, MD, said every primary care clinician should know about calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibodies for preventing migraines. These newer drugs are changing the lives of his patients. “These should be primary care meds,” said Martin, director of the Headache and Facial Pain Center at the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute […]
How to Manage Real-World GI Complications
Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are revolutionizing blood sugar control in diabetes, and their popularity as a weight loss treatment in the general population has skyrocketed in recent years. But the medications can cause a range of gastrointestinal (GI) side effects, and gastroenterologists increasingly will be called upon to manage them in their […]