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Victoza: Uses, How It Works, and Common Side Effects

Victoza is an injectable prescription medicine. It's designed to be used alongside diet and exercise to help improve blood sugar control in adults and children aged 10 years and older with type 2 diabetes.

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Vyepti: Uses, How It Works, and Common Side Effects

Vyepti (eptinezumab-jjmr) is used to prevent migraines and is given as an IV infusion every 3 months (four times a year). Vyepti infusion helps reduce monthly migraine days for chronic migraines and episodic migraines in adults so that you may have more migraine-free days.

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Dangerous A1C Levels and Risks

While there isn't one single A1C number that flips a switch from "safe" to "dangerous," levels significantly above the recommended target indicate poor blood sugar control and dramatically increase the risk of serious diabetes-related complications.

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Normal A1C Levels Explained

An A1C level below 5.7% is considered normal for individuals without diabetes. This indicates that your average blood sugar levels over the past 2-3 months have been in a healthy range. However, your A1C goal can depend on your age and medical conditions.

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Austedo: Uses, How It Works, and Common Side Effects

Austedo is an oral medication used to treat two movement disorders in adults: Huntington’s disease and tardive dyskinesia. It comes in immediate-release tablets that are taken twice per day, and once-daily extended-release tablets.

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Biktarvy: Uses, How It Works, and Common Side Effects

Biktarvy is a complete HIV-1 treatment in a once-a-day single tablet that contains three antiviral medicines bictegravir, emtricitabine, and tenofovir.