The Phase 2 trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2023 reported up to 24% average weight loss at 48 weeks at the highest dose the largest number ever recorded for an obesity drug
The force of water hitting the delicate lyophilized cake can shear peptide bonds and denature the compound
If phentermine is prescribed as medically necessary for obesity with comorbidities, many insurance plans cover it with a typical copay of $10-$30
A subset of prescribers combine oral and subcutaneous administration simultaneously (e.g., 250 mcg oral in the morning plus 250 mcg subcutaneous in the evening)
If the patient is non-diabetic and has undergone a procedure with high wound tension, a cautious delay in restarting, as advised by some surgeons, is understandable given the conflicting evidence
Today, we will focus on how to collect and handle active GLP-1 (7-36) amide samples in order to preserve the hormone and reduce pre-analytical variability when running the STELLUX Active GLP-1 (7-36) amide ELISA