20 categories

Compounds

One subcategory per compound family. Pharmacology, published data, practical experience, and the maintained reference page for each.

207 topics10,207 posts73 solved Moderators: hana.sato, j.mwangi About this category

Semaglutide 35 Tirzepatide 30 Retatrutide 26 Cagrilintide & amylin analogues 24 Oral incretins 24 Secretagogues & GH axis 24 Repair & healing peptides 22 Other compounds 22

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Topic	Participants	Replies	Views	Activity
Reading a rodent study on a secretagogue without over-extrapolating Compounds › Secretagogues & GH axis observational data GHRP class CJC-1295 needs a source Closed Posting this under the heading it deserves: Reading a rodent study on a secretagogue without over-extrapolating Everything below is what sits behind that. Reading a rodent study, and specifically the version…	+50	54	32k	10mo
Second pass at: Triple agonism: additive, synergistic, or neither? Compounds › Retatrutide TRIUMPH programme effect size retatrutide randomised trial Solved Under review Second pass at: Triple agonism: additive, synergistic, or neither? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Posting a small dataset on Triple agonism. It is…	+114	120	1.4k	10mo
BPC-157: what the rodent literature actually shows, and what it does not Compounds › Repair & healing peptides observational data preprint BPC-157 needs a source BPC-157: what the rodent literature actually shows, and what it does not — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I would like to know what people here actually do about BPC-157,…	+44	48	3k	10mo
Why fasting instructions for oral semaglutide are not optional advice — does this still hold? Compounds › Oral incretins orforglipron SOUL trial PIONEER programme randomised trial Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Why fasting instructions for oral semaglutide are not optional advice — does this still hold? A methods question rather than a substantive one,…	+98	106	3.1k	10mo
Analytical identity of BPC-157: a 15-mer with a simple mass Compounds › Repair & healing peptides BPC-157 observational data needs a source preprint Analytical identity of BPC-157: a 15-mer with a simple mass Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Something about analytical identity of BPC-157 does not reconcile…	+3	7	5.2k	10mo
The retatrutide phase 2 obesity paper, read closely Compounds › Retatrutide preprint effect size TRIUMPH programme Posting this under the heading it deserves: The retatrutide phase 2 obesity paper, read closely Everything below is what sits behind that. Retatrutide phase 2 obesity paper, from the point of view of someone…		2	65k	10mo
[2026 update] What the GIP component of tirzepatide is thought to contribute, and how confident we can be Compounds › Tirzepatide SURPASS programme randomised trial effect size Under review The question in the title: What the GIP component of tirzepatide is thought to contribute, and how confident we can be I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I would like to know…	+109	124	31k	10mo
[2026 update] What we do not know about retatrutide, listed explicitly Compounds › Retatrutide TRIUMPH programme preprint effect size randomised trial Wiki What we do not know about retatrutide, listed explicitly — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Putting the numbers in the first post, because a question…	+79	83	952	11mo
The CagriSema phase 2 paper and what a fixed combination buys Compounds › Cagrilintide & amylin analogues randomised trial cagrilintide effect size Posting this under the heading it deserves: The CagriSema phase 2 paper and what a fixed combination buys Everything below is what sits behind that. Working notes on cagrisema phase 2 paper rather than a…	+88	93	29k	11mo
SURMOUNT-4 and what withdrawal data does and does not tell an individual Compounds › Tirzepatide SURPASS programme randomised trial effect size SURMOUNT programme Solved SURMOUNT-4 and what withdrawal data does and does not tell an individual — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I would like to disagree carefully with the settled view on…		4	42k	11mo
Second pass at: Why this subcategory is stricter about sourcing than most Compounds › Secretagogues & GH axis observational data ipamorelin tesamorelin needs a source Second pass at: Why this subcategory is stricter about sourcing than most — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A comparison question rather than a question about one compound.…	+120	129	61k	11mo
Follow-up: What is genuinely unknown about long-term amylin agonism Compounds › Cagrilintide & amylin analogues effect size amylin analogues cagrisema What is genuinely unknown about long-term amylin agonism I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Putting the numbers in the first post, because a question…		2	25k	11mo
Comparing the STEP programme populations: who was actually enrolled — the long version Compounds › Semaglutide STEP programme randomised trial type 2 diabetes On the subject in the title: Comparing the STEP programme populations: who was actually enrolled — the long version Working notes rather than a conclusion. A narrow question about Comparing the STEP programme…		4	7.7k	11mo
Tirzepatide molecular mass and the charge states you would expect on ESI Compounds › Tirzepatide effect size SURPASS programme SURMOUNT programme randomised trial Tirzepatide molecular mass and the charge states you would expect on ESI Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Tirzepatide molecular mass keeps being re-asked here…	+36	40	44k	11mo
TB-500 and thymosin beta-4: the fragment versus the protein Compounds › Repair & healing peptides observational data TB-500 BPC-157 preprint TB-500 and thymosin beta-4: the fragment versus the protein Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. TB-500 and thymosin beta-4: what I expected, what I found, and…	+107	118	22k	11mo
Reading a combination trial: attributing effect to components Compounds › Cagrilintide & amylin analogues cagrisema amylin analogues effect size cagrilintide Closed On the subject in the title: Reading a combination trial: attributing effect to components Working notes rather than a conclusion. Collecting what is known about reading a combination trial in one place,…		4	19k	11mo
[2026 update] Tirzepatide in obstructive sleep apnoea: reading SURMOUNT-OSA Compounds › Tirzepatide tirzepatide effect size randomised trial Tirzepatide in obstructive sleep apnoea: reading SURMOUNT-OSA — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Reading back through what has been written here about Tirzepatide in…		2	58k	11mo
Triple agonism: additive, synergistic, or neither? Compounds › Retatrutide retatrutide effect size preprint Solved The question in the title: Triple agonism: additive, synergistic, or neither? I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Asking about triple agonism on behalf of the question I keep…	+71	80	38k	11mo
BPC-157: what the rodent literature actually shows, and what it does not — a second dataset Compounds › Repair & healing peptides TB-500 preprint observational data needs a source Solved On the subject in the title: BPC-157: what the rodent literature actually shows, and what it does not — a second dataset Working notes rather than a conclusion. The question about BPC-157 that I actually want…	+77	84	54k	11mo
Coming back to: Semaglutide half-life: where the 165 to 184 hour figure comes from Compounds › Semaglutide SELECT trial type 2 diabetes semaglutide Semaglutide half-life: where the 165 to 184 hour figure comes from Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Putting the numbers in the first post, because a question…	+112	119	3.3k	11mo
Tirzepatide in type 2 diabetes: the SURPASS programme, summarised honestly Compounds › Tirzepatide tirzepatide SURPASS programme randomised trial effect size Solved Closed Tirzepatide in type 2 diabetes: the SURPASS programme, summarised honestly — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I have spent a fortnight trying to pin tirzepatide in type 2…	+150	163	22k	11mo
Coming back to: When "no data" is the complete and final answer Compounds › Other compounds research use only needs a source custom synthesis When "no data" is the complete and final answer I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Asking about the compound itself rather than about a trial of it. I…	+77	82	12k	11mo
IGF-1 as a surrogate endpoint and its limitations — the long version Compounds › Secretagogues & GH axis CJC-1295 observational data ipamorelin needs a source Solved Closed On the subject in the title: IGF-1 as a surrogate endpoint and its limitations — the long version Working notes rather than a conclusion. A narrow question about IGF-1, deliberately narrow, because the broad…	+14	18	53k	12mo
How to research a compound with no human data without deceiving yourself Compounds › Other compounds needs a source mislabelling custom synthesis research use only Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: How to research a compound with no human data without deceiving yourself Question about what the published evidence for this compound actually…	+107	119	11k	12mo
Sequence verification for an obscure compound: how it is done Compounds › Other compounds needs a source custom synthesis research use only mislabelling Sequence verification for an obscure compound: how it is done Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Asking about sequence verification directly, because I have…	+104	114	10k	12mo
The C-cell question: rodent findings and their human context Compounds › Semaglutide STEP programme type 2 diabetes effect size Closed Posting this under the heading it deserves: The C-cell question: rodent findings and their human context Everything below is what sits behind that. The question about c-cell question that I actually want…	+41	45	24k	12mo
Cagrilintide molecular characteristics and analytical considerations Compounds › Cagrilintide & amylin analogues cagrilintide randomised trial amylin analogues cagrisema Cagrilintide molecular characteristics and analytical considerations — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A methods question rather than a substantive one, about cagrilintide…		4	41k	12mo
Coming back to: Amylin analogue mechanism: satiety signalling separate from GLP-1 Compounds › Cagrilintide & amylin analogues cagrisema effect size randomised trial cagrilintide On the subject in the title: Amylin analogue mechanism: satiety signalling separate from GLP-1 Working notes rather than a conclusion. Trying to work out what would count as evidence on Amylin analogue…	+27	31	671	12mo
Food effects on oral incretin absorption: what is documented Compounds › Oral incretins PIONEER programme SOUL trial randomised trial oral semaglutide Solved Under review On the subject in the title: Food effects on oral incretin absorption: what is documented Working notes rather than a conclusion. Food effects on oral incretin, from the point of view of someone who has read…		2	4.4k	12mo
Second pass at: Reading a combination trial: attributing effect to components Compounds › Cagrilintide & amylin analogues cagrilintide randomised trial amylin analogues effect size Second pass at: Reading a combination trial: attributing effect to components — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. The question about Reading a combination trial that I…	+39	43	7.3k	12mo