Similar acute haemolytic attacks have been observed, predominantly in men of Afro-Caribbean origin, in response to primaquine and a variety of other drugs, including dapsone, the antipyretic acetylphenylhydrazine, the antibacterial bactrim/septrim, sulphonamides and sulphones, whose only common feature is that they all undergo cyclic non-enzymic reactions in the presence of oxygen to produce hydrogen peroxide and a variety of oxygen radicals that can cause oxidative damage to membrane lipids, leading to haemolysis
it also promotes elastin production, which gives the skin a more supple, elastic quality
Eventually, it can help reduce emotional eating
In diabetes, endocrine factors also increase potassium levels
This risk is higher in patients using tirzepatide in combination with insulin or sulfonylureas