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Revisiting: Protein density versus volume when you cannot eat much Replied, post #109 · Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake · 26 Jul 2026 · 5 likes Taking post #107 at face value and following it one step further. Protein targets during weight loss: the standard recommendation is 1.6 to 2.2 grams per kilogram of…
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[2026 update] Detection wavelength and why 214 nm and 280 nm disagree Replied, post #63 · Analytics › HPLC & UHPLC · 23 Jul 2026 · 0 likes Offering a way to settle Detection wavelength rather than another opinion about it. Two measurements, taken the same way, a fortnight apart. If the difference is within…
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Coming back to: Time to steady state after a dose increase Replied, post #108 · Pharmacology › Pharmacokinetics · 23 Jul 2026 · 3 likes Loading doses are not used in this class and the pharmacokinetic reason is tolerability rather than efficacy. A loading dose would reach steady state faster and would…
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Spreadsheets: an appreciation — what changed since Replied, post #108 · Lounge › Off topic · 21 Jul 2026 · 19 likes Having read the whole Spreadsheets thread before replying: the question in the first post has not actually been answered yet, and three of us have answered a nearby one…
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Coming back to: Where the four-week escalation interval comes from, and what it is not Replied, post #33 · Practice › Dosing & titration · 18 Jul 2026 · 3 likes Worth separating two things that post #31 runs together. Titrating on tolerability rather than on the calendar: some people escalate when they tolerate a dose well,…
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Pooling trials with different estimands Replied, post #91 · Evidence › Meta-analyses · 12 Jul 2026 · 1 like Individual participant data pooling is a much stronger design than aggregate pooling and is rare because it requires cooperation rather than a search.
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[2026 update] Antibiotics and a course of something with delayed emptying Replied, post #17 · Practice › Interactions · 6 Jul 2026 · 0 likes Everything in post #16 holds. The case it does not cover is the one I have. The version of Antibiotics that I was taught turned out to be a teaching simplification.…
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Reused chromatograms across lots: how to spot it Replied, post #53 · Analytics › COA interpretation · 28 Jun 2026 · 15 likes A chromatogram supplied as a small image is legible for peak shape and not for baseline detail. That is enough to sanity-check an integration and not enough to…
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Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma Replied, post #25 · Safety › Contraindications · 28 Jun 2026 · 19 likes Allergy to the specific compound: true allergy is rare but possible. Any prior allergic reaction to the same compound or to structurally similar peptides warrants…
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Private prescribing in the UK: what is actually involved Replied, post #46 · Regional › UK & Ireland · 23 Jun 2026 · 0 likes Ireland: the Health Products Regulatory Authority implements EU framework. Prescription-only. Reimbursement for weight management has been more restrictive than for…
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Coming back to: Specificity, linearity, accuracy, precision, range, robustness — with… Replied, post #60 · Analytics › Method validation · 20 Jun 2026 · 0 likes Useful. I had the fact and not the reason, which turns out to be the important half.
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[2026 update] Travelling with an injectable: documentation and practicalities Replied, post #25 · Access › International · 20 Jun 2026 · 0 likes Travel with medication: carrying a compound across borders is complicated by legal status. Documenting that it is prescribed and carrying proof reduces (but does not…