Top in endocrinology: Diabetes drug shortage; thyroid hormone linked to hyperactivity
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In the past year, prescribers have had difficulties treating people with type 2 diabetes and obesity due to a global shortage of semaglutide and tirzepatide, but that seems to be resolving, according to manufacturers.
“Medication shortages are not a common thing in the United States,” Rodolfo J. Galindo, MD, an associate professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, told Healio. “We tend to see these shortages for rare indications, for medications that are rarely used. Even a couple of years ago, we had some issues with some medications that were generic for some rare diseases. You don’t see these [shortages] commonly for diabetes.”
It was the top story in endocrinology last week.
The second top story covered a study that found children with ADHD were more likely to exhibit hyperactivity behaviors if they had an elevated serum thyroid-stimulating hormone level.
Read these and more top stories in endocrinology below:
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Higher TSH levels linked to hyperactivity behaviors for children with ADHD
Children with ADHD may be more likely to experience hyperactivity behaviors if they have an elevated serum thyroid-stimulating hormone level, according to data published in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Read more.
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