In many low- and middle-income countries, the cost can exceed an average workers annual income
Patients should be instructed to seek immediate medical attention for red-flag symptoms including intractable vomiting, severe dehydration, acute abdominal pain, gastrointestinal bleeding, or recurrent hypoglycemia, which may indicate surgical complications requiring urgent evaluation by the bariatric surgery team
However, the overall risk of developing NAION was low (about 11.3 cases for every 100,000 patients)
Compounded drugs are not FDA-approved, so the FDA does not review the drugs safety, effectiveness, or quality before they are marketed
High blood glucose/blood sugar can damage the capillaries in your kidneys, causing them to lose their function