The U.K. is asking patients whose pancreas became dangerously inflamed after taking obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound to come in for tests to understand whether there\u2019s a genetic risk for the condition.The country\u2019s drug regulator, alongside Genomics England, is investigating whether a person\u2019s genetics might make them more vulnerable to acute pancreatitis \u2014 a potential serious side effect\u2026<\/p>\n
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