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The medication will gradually clear from your system over approximately two to three weeks due to its pharmacokinetic profile

low sodium appears to be more common than high sodium in advancing CKD

More practical contributors to heart rate increases, especially early in therapy, may include volume depletion from gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, which are common during GLP-1 receptor agonist initiation

One study demonstrated that less than a third individuals achieved greater than 5% weight loss during the three-year study period and only 25% of these individuals were able to maintain greater than 5% weight loss