Patients should have lipid panels checked at baseline, 8-12 weeks after starting therapy, and annually during maintenance to track response and guide any medication adjustments
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It can make high blood pressure harder to control, raise the risk of type 2 diabetes, worsen sleep apnea, increase inflammation, and make the heart work harder than it should
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Only Resmetirom (a thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist) has FDA approval for this indication although there are several other drugs in the pipeline