Safer alternatives include NHS weight management services, licensed monotherapy options, and bariatric surgery for eligible patients
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In the M-ARCOL model (Mucosal Artificial Colon, an advanced in vitro system using microbiota from healthy donors), daily exposure to PEMPs for 14 days increased pathobiont Desulfovibrionaceae (Fournier et al., 2023)
This barrier protects the product from potential leaching, and from oxygen and moisture
The drugs possible side-effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, decreased appetite, constipation, upper abdominal discomfort and abdominal pain.