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This lag period explains why many people dont connect their hair loss to their GLP-1 medicationtheyve been successfully losing weight for months and feel great, then suddenly hair starts falling out

However, the market faces notable restraints including complex and costly biosimilar development, stringent regulatory requirements for approval, manufacturing challenges related to achieving high similarity, and physician as well as patient hesitancy toward switching from established originator brands

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These secondary effects motivate continued maintenance even after active weight loss phases end