Programs that offer subscription-based medication services often cost upwards of $300 per month, and these non-FDA approved compounded GLP-1 medications raise serious concerns due to variability in dosage, potential for harmful additives, and lack of rigorous safety and efficacy testing
250,252 Tirzepatide and GLP-1 receptor agonists may decrease absorption of oral contraceptives due to delayed gastric emptying, however the evidence is inconsistent.275 As a precaution to avoid unplanned pregnancy, current product information for tirzepatide includes advice that women should switch to a non-oral contraceptive or add a barrier method of contraception for four weeks after initiation, and for four weeks after each dose escalation
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