Pancreatitis (acute)
What the FDA labels record as adverse events, each one tied back to the evidence it came from.
Definition
Pancreatic inflammation, a labeled warning on every approved GLP-1. The mechanism looks indirect — gallstone-triggered duct obstruction rather than direct toxicity. Pooled FDA adverse-event data put incidence around 0.2–0.4% over typical treatment, against a background near 0.05% a year: elevated, still low in absolute terms. Prior pancreatitis, heavy alcohol use or symptomatic gallstones change that calculation.
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