How should I budget for an endotoxin test across a twelve-month cagrilintide course?

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I would like to set this up properly once, rather than adjust it repeatedly.

My budget is real but not tight, and my tolerance for uncertainty is low.

What would you do, and what would make you change course?

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3Is the comparison against a supplier certificate or against a second independent result? – gradient_slope 3 months ago

4Voting to keep this open — it is more specific than it first looks. – fibre_or_fragment 5 months ago

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