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Is AST worth drawing at baseline before starting semaglutide?

Asked 27 Nov 2025Modified 8 months agoViewed 3.7k times
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I would like to define my thresholds before I have a result, for obvious reasons.

I want a plan with explicit stopping rules, not just steps.

What is the minimum version of this that is still defensible?

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