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Does splitting a 20 mg weekly dose of a GLP-1 receptor agonist across two administrations change anything?

Asked 18 Jul 2024Modified 2.0 years agoViewed 8.2k times
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What I am working with: 20 mg · a GLP-1 receptor agonist.

I keep seeing this stated as a fact with no explanation attached, and unexplained facts make me suspicious.

My background is quantitative but not chemical, so I can follow an equation more easily than a hand-wave.

Why does this happen, and what would falsify the usual explanation?

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askedivo_paunovic15k1818 Jul 2024
8Thank you — the worked example is what makes this usable. – tare_weight 8 months ago
Related: the same reasoning applies to the counter-ion question. – RP_C18 10 months ago
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