Standard cycling protocol The most common approach follows a 30-on, 14-off pattern
Patients must also take a trial of phentermine, an older drug chemically related to amphetamines and still widely used for weight loss, before they can be approved for GLP-1s
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doi: 10.3389/fphar.2026.1754721 Received 26 November 2025 Revised 28 February 2026 Accepted 03 March 2026 Published 19 March 2026 Volume 17 - 2026 Edited by Achuthan Raghavamenon, Amala Cancer Research Centre, India Reviewed by Abdul Rahim Chethikkattuveli Salih, Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, United States Julio Plaza-Diaz, Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Canada Updates Copyright 2026 Hu, Tian, Yang, Zhang, Zhang, Xu and Lu