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This is pressuring manufacturers to refine marketing language, substantiation practices, and product-positioning strategies across digital wellness channels

We know that compounded medications filled a critical gap during shortages, both Novo and Eli Lilly are now ramping up manufacturing and online distribution, which is likely to squeeze compounders market share going forward

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These include: Pre-existing constipation or slow transit constipation Inadequate dietary fibre intake Insufficient fluid consumption Reduced physical activity levels Concurrent medications with constipating effects (such as opioids, certain antidepressants, or iron supplements) Older age , where baseline colonic motility may already be reduced The severity of constipation often correlates with the dose of medication and may be more pronounced during dose escalation phases

Beyond the M2-polarization function, GLP-1R activation also supports macrophage migration, which may be mediated by its regulation of macrophage polarization and the effects of IL-6 [93, 94]