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Based on current pharmacovigilance and cohort data, several factors appear to increase risk: 1 1 Pre-existing androgenetic alopecia , patients with a genetic predisposition to male or female pattern hair loss, may see it accelerate or become newly noticeable during rapid weight loss
C-reactive protein: friend or foe
Because it is essentially water without sufficient solute, direct intravenous administration can cause red blood cell lysis (hemolysis) due to its hypotonic nature
Do not put syringes in regular trash