Managing Side Effects
As with all medicines, you may feel side effects with Yurpeak®1
The most frequently reported adverse reactions in a clinical trial were gastrointestinal disorders, including nausea, diarrhea, constipation, and vomiting. In general, these reactions were mostly mild or moderate in severity and occurred more often during dose escalation and decreased over time.1
Tips for managing gastrointestinal symptoms
If you have nausea after taking Yurpeak®, talk to your doctor. In the meantime, these tips may help:
- Eat smaller, more frequent meals2
- At mealtimes, focus on recognizing when you feel full so you know when to stop eating. This may help you manage or prevent gastrointestinal symptoms3
- Avoid foods and beverages which might worsen symptoms, such as high-fat or fried foods, spicy foods, alcohol, or carbonated beverages, to help reduce symptoms like nausea and heartburn3
- Stay hydrated and gradually incorporate more fiber into your diet to help reduce constipation 3
Dehydration 2
- When starting your medicine, you may experience loss of fluids/ dehydration (due to vomiting, nausea, and/or diarrhea), which may lead to decreased kidney function
- It is important to avoid dehydration by drinking plenty of fluids
Hypoglycaemia 1,2
- Yurpeak® itself has a low risk of causing hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar
- If you are taking a type of drug called sulfonylurea or insulin, you have a higher chance of getting hypoglycemia
- Your doctor may decide to lower your dose of these medicines before adding Yurpeak to your treatment
Throughout a 72-week study of 2539 adults with obesity or with overweight and a weight-related complication without diabetes, people taking Yurpeak® experienced significant weight. loss. Individual results may vary.
*Yurpeak® is not approved for the treatment of high cholesterol, high triglycerides, or high blood pressure. Changes occurred during a 72-week clinical trial in people who followed a reduced-calorie diet, increased their physical activity and took Yurpeak®.