[For more on this, see Stanford Medicines reporting on GLP-1s and addiction.] Some of these effects like those on cardiovascular disease and sleep apnea have been well studied, but not every proposed use will pan out
doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00726 Overgaard RV, et al
Peptide medicines are often given by injection because peptides can be broken down in the stomach and absorbed poorly if swallowed, injection is a more reliable way to deliver the medicine
GLP-1 receptors are expressed in the atrial myocardium and the sinoatrial node
What is new is the growing pile of evidence suggesting that activating those receptors, even at very low doses, can quiet the overactive immune response that defines conditions like rheumatoid arthritis , psoriasis, Hashimoto thyroiditis, and inflammatory bowel disease
USP compounding standards and beyond-use dates (BUDs)