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semaglutide

GLP-1 receptor agonist; the compound with the largest published human dataset in this class.

80 topics 17 solved Synonyms: sema Group: Compound

Pharmacology 29 Practice 28 Compounds 23

Related in this group: tirzepatide · retatrutide · cagrilintide · cagrisema · liraglutide · dulaglutide · exenatide · orforglipron · oral semaglutide · survodutide · mazdutide · amylin analogues

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Receptor desensitisation as a tolerance hypothesis, and its weak evidence Pharmacology › Receptor biology tirzepatide retatrutide amylin analogues long read Under review Receptor desensitisation as a tolerance hypothesis, and its weak evidence — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Trying to work out what would count as evidence on receptor…	+52	57	25k	just now
Semaglutide formulation: what is in the licensed product besides the peptide Compounds › Semaglutide SELECT trial type 2 diabetes semaglutide Semaglutide formulation: what is in the licensed product besides the peptide — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I have spent a fortnight trying to pin semaglutide…	+29	35	4.4k	1h
Restarting after a long gap: what the labelling implies Practice › Dosing & titration dose reduction semaglutide titration missed dose Posting this under the heading it deserves: Restarting after a long gap: what the labelling implies Everything below is what sits behind that. I have read the maintained page on this and I still have a gap,…	+41	46	11k	15h
Molecular mass of semaglutide and why the figure differs between sources Compounds › Semaglutide SELECT trial effect size semaglutide STEP programme Molecular mass of semaglutide and why the figure differs between sources — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Putting the numbers in the first post, because a question about a…	+101	110	12k	16h
When a dose reduction is the correct response to a side effect Practice › Dosing & titration dose reduction tirzepatide titration missed dose Solved When a dose reduction is the correct response to a side effect — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. I have read the maintained page on this and I still have…	+38	42	2.7k	19h
GLP-1 receptor distribution: central and peripheral Pharmacology › Receptor biology semaglutide amylin analogues retatrutide long read Posting this under the heading it deserves: GLP-1 receptor distribution: central and peripheral Everything below is what sits behind that. I have spent a fortnight trying to pin GLP-1 receptor distribution…	+90	98	30k	22h
Tracking semaglutide's approved indications across jurisdictions, dated Compounds › Semaglutide semaglutide effect size SELECT trial Tracking semaglutide's approved indications across jurisdictions, dated 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…	+15	19	2.8k	1d
What steady state means for the decision to escalate Practice › Dosing & titration semaglutide titration tirzepatide missed dose Solved What steady state means for the decision to escalate — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. A question about steady state that I think has a definite answer,…	+31	35	2k	1d
Micro-titration: a disputed topic, argued properly — one year on Practice › Dosing & titration dose reduction missed dose semaglutide Posting this under the heading it deserves: Micro-titration: a disputed topic, argued properly — one year on Everything below is what sits behind that. Reading back through what has been written here about…	+63	68	35k	1d
Coming back to: Where the four-week escalation interval comes from, and what it is not Practice › Dosing & titration dose reduction semaglutide titration tirzepatide Solved Posting this under the heading it deserves: Where the four-week escalation interval comes from, and what it is not Everything below is what sits behind that. Four-week escalation interval — I have the…	+44	48	11k	1d
Semaglutide and gastric emptying — the mechanism behind most of the side-effect profile Compounds › Semaglutide STEP programme type 2 diabetes randomised trial SELECT trial Posting this under the heading it deserves: Semaglutide and gastric emptying — the mechanism behind most of the side-effect profile Everything below is what sits behind that. Semaglutide and gastric emptying,…	+115	122	2.6k	1d
Peak-to-trough ratio at steady state for a weekly agent — the long version Pharmacology › Pharmacokinetics semaglutide missed dose tirzepatide worked example Under review Peak-to-trough ratio at steady state for a weekly agent — the long version Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A narrow question about Peak-to-trough ratio,…	+57	61	708	1d
Coming back to: Time to steady state after a dose increase Pharmacology › Pharmacokinetics semaglutide missed dose liraglutide worked example Time to steady state after a dose increase Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Working through the kinetics rather than the pharmacology, because I think the…	+104	110	16k	2d
Stepping down deliberately, and how to do it without losing progress — what changed since Practice › Dosing & titration tirzepatide semaglutide titration missed dose Under review Posting this under the heading it deserves: Stepping down deliberately, and how to do it without losing progress — what changed since Everything below is what sits behind that. Something changed and I would…	+94	99	29k	2d
Semaglutide and alcohol: what is actually documented Compounds › Semaglutide STEP programme randomised trial type 2 diabetes SELECT trial Posting this under the heading it deserves: Semaglutide and alcohol: what is actually documented Everything below is what sits behind that. I would like to know what people here actually do about semaglutide…	+14	18	10k	2d
Revisiting: Is there a ceiling dose beyond which semaglutide stops adding benefit? Compounds › Semaglutide type 2 diabetes randomised trial semaglutide SELECT trial Solved Revisiting: Is there a ceiling dose beyond which semaglutide stops adding benefit? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Putting the numbers in the first…	+5	9	30k	8d
About the Receptor biology category Pharmacology › Receptor biology amylin analogues semaglutide tirzepatide Pinned Wiki GLP-1, GIP, glucagon and amylin receptor signalling, bias, desensitisation and central versus peripheral action. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit…	+6	10	34k	20d
Coming back to: What the published dose-response for semaglutide actually looks like above 2.4 mg Compounds › Semaglutide effect size type 2 diabetes semaglutide STEP programme Solved The question in the title: What the published dose-response for semaglutide actually looks like above 2.4 mg I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I would like to know what…	+23	27	9.9k	1mo
When a dose reduction is the correct response to a side effect — a second dataset Practice › Dosing & titration worked example dose reduction titration tirzepatide When a dose reduction is the correct response to a side effect — a second dataset I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Posting a small dataset on dose…	+10	14	42k	2mo
Peak-to-trough ratio at steady state for a weekly agent Pharmacology › Pharmacokinetics tirzepatide liraglutide worked example missed dose Solved On the subject in the title: Peak-to-trough ratio at steady state for a weekly agent Working notes rather than a conclusion. Working through the kinetics rather than the pharmacology, because I think the…	+58	64	9.7k	2mo
Restarting after a long gap: what the labelling implies — the long version Practice › Dosing & titration tirzepatide worked example dose reduction semaglutide Restarting after a long gap: what the labelling implies — the long version Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have read the maintained page on this and I…	+12	17	2.4k	2mo
Comparing the STEP programme populations: who was actually enrolled Compounds › Semaglutide SELECT trial STEP programme semaglutide effect size Solved Comparing the STEP programme populations: who was actually enrolled Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Two things I would like separated before anyone answers…		2	7.5k	2mo
Clearance pathways and what renal impairment changes Pharmacology › Pharmacokinetics missed dose liraglutide tirzepatide worked example Clearance pathways and what renal impairment changes Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. What changes if the standard account of clearance pathways is wrong? I…	+11	15	43k	2mo
The arithmetic of an intermediate dose between two label steps Practice › Dosing & titration dose reduction semaglutide missed dose On the subject in the title: The arithmetic of an intermediate dose between two label steps Working notes rather than a conclusion. I have read the maintained page on this and I still have a gap, so I am…		2	136	2mo
Coming back to: Washout: how long is long enough, and for what purpose Pharmacology › Pharmacokinetics missed dose semaglutide worked example Closed Posting this under the heading it deserves: Washout: how long is long enough, and for what purpose Everything below is what sits behind that. A narrow question about Washout, deliberately narrow, because the…	+128	139	3k	3mo
Stepping down deliberately, and how to do it without losing progress Practice › Dosing & titration worked example semaglutide tirzepatide dose reduction Stepping down deliberately, and how to do it without losing progress — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how…	+98	102	26k	3mo
GLP-1 receptor distribution: central and peripheral — one year on Pharmacology › Receptor biology long read retatrutide amylin analogues semaglutide GLP-1 receptor distribution: central and peripheral — one year on — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. An honest uncertainty about GLP-1 receptor distribution rather than a…	+7	11	43k	3mo
Coming back to: Half-life, steady state, and accumulation worked through Pharmacology › Pharmacokinetics tirzepatide liraglutide worked example semaglutide On the subject in the title: Half-life, steady state, and accumulation worked through Working notes rather than a conclusion. Working through the kinetics rather than the pharmacology, because I think the…	+14	18	15k	3mo
Half-life, steady state, and accumulation worked through — a second dataset Pharmacology › Pharmacokinetics semaglutide worked example liraglutide Half-life, steady state, and accumulation worked through — a second dataset — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Working through the kinetics rather than the pharmacology,…	+110	126	14k	4mo
Why semaglutide solutions can look faintly opalescent and when that matters Compounds › Semaglutide semaglutide SELECT trial randomised trial effect size Solved The question in the title: Why semaglutide solutions can look faintly opalescent and when that matters I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. A follow-up question about…	+73	79	2k	4mo

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