Pros & Cons
Trulicity Pros and Cons
- You only need to inject Trulicity once a week.
- It comes as a ready-to-use injectable pen.
- Trulicity helps to lower hemoglobin A1c levels. The majority of people achieve an A1c under 7% on this medication.
- Trulicity reduces the risk of major cardiovascular events like heart attack, stroke, and death in people with multiple cardiovascular risk factors or established CV disease.
- It can help to reduce appetite and lead to weight loss.
- Trulicity is less likely to cause low blood sugar than other diabetes medications.
- Trulicity is only available as an injectable medicine.
- There is no low-cost generic available as yet.
- Trulicity can cause side effects of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach upset.
- This medication is not safe for use by people with a personal or family history of thyroid tumors.
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