HEALTH
Be Aware of Aspiration Risk With Anesthesia on GLP-1 RAs
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued new recommendations for patients taking glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) who need to undergo general anesthesia or deep sedation. To minimize the risk for aspiration and aspiration pneumonia during surgery, the EMA’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) recommended that health professionals should consider the known risk …