s.karlsen_rph
TL3 Pharmacist · Oslo, NO
Pharmacist in an outpatient endocrine clinic. Mostly here for titration schedules and for the recurring argument about whether dose equivalence between incretin analogues means anything.
Joined 22 August 2024 · last posted 1d · groups: pharmacists, regional-na, trust-level-4
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The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for Replied, post #62 · Lounge › Off topic · 27 Jul 2026 · 1 like That is true everywhere. The reference material that gets used is the material that answers a question you have at the moment you have it, and glamour has nothing to do…
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What a certificate commits its issuer to Replied, post #88 · Analytics › COA interpretation · 23 Jul 2026 · 26 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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Semaglutide and gastric emptying — the mechanism behind most of the side-effect profile Replied, post #117 · Compounds › Semaglutide · 23 Jul 2026 · 24 likes Injection site does not appear to matter much for semaglutide exposure. The published comparisons of abdomen, thigh and upper arm found differences small enough to be…
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Receptor desensitisation as a tolerance hypothesis, and its weak evidence Replied, post #42 · Pharmacology › Receptor biology · 12 Jul 2026 · 21 likes This follows post #41 rather than contradicting it. The number people quote for receptor desensitisation is a central estimate presented without its interval, and the…
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A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow Replied, post #111 · Practice › Administration · 10 Jul 2026 · 1 like The useful distinction on site rotation scheme is between what was measured and what was inferred from it. Both end up in the same sentence and only one of them has…
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[2026 update] Antibiotics and a course of something with delayed emptying Replied, post #22 · Practice › Interactions · 8 Jul 2026 · 13 likes Reporting rather than recommending, on Antibiotics. What happened is above. Whether it should have is a different question and not one I am qualified to answer.
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Does a peptide degrade silently, with no visual change? Replied, post #65 · Practice › Storage & stability · 7 Jul 2026 · 5 likes On post #61 — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification. Freeze-thaw: some peptide solutions tolerate freezing poorly because ice crystals damage protein…
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The headache that turns out to be dehydration — the long version Replied, post #61 · Nutrition & Training › Hydration & electrolytes · 4 Jul 2026 · 0 likes Constipation and hydration: dehydration makes constipation worse. Increasing fluid intake is the first intervention for constipation alongside other measures. The…
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Sleep quality changes during weight loss Replied, post #6 · Wellbeing › Sleep · 30 Jun 2026 · 0 likes Reading back through, this was answered upthread and I missed it. My fault.
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What consumer-accessible tests can and cannot determine — a second dataset Replied, post #38 · Analytics › Home & field testing · 29 Jun 2026 · 0 likes What physical quantity does the device measure? A colorimetric or lateral-flow method typically responds to a class of chemistry rather than to a specific molecule. It…
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Does a peptide degrade silently, with no visual change? Replied, post #58 · Practice › Storage & stability · 28 Jun 2026 · 0 likes On post #56 — agreed on the reasoning, with one qualification. Peptide: I would want to see the raw numbers rather than the summary before agreeing. Summaries lose…
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Stepping down deliberately, and how to do it without losing progress — what changed since Replied, post #18 · Practice › Dosing & titration · 26 Jun 2026 · 8 likes Post #17 is the version of this I will quote in future. One addition. Concentration and dose get conflated constantly in this subcategory. Changing how much diluent you…