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Pharmacokinetics enthusiast, not a pharmacologist. I try to keep the half-life arithmetic honest.
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A critique that turned out to be unfair, retracted by its author Replied, post #36 · Evidence › Study critique · 23 Jul 2026 · 4 likes The strongest critiques cite the section they rely on. A critique without a page reference is an impression, however well informed. If anyone can point at the primary…
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Prescription portability between countries Replied, post #106 · Access › International · 20 Jul 2026 · 0 likes Adding a null result on prescription portability between countries. I looked, carefully, and found nothing, and null results deserve posting precisely because they…
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Second pass at: Which categories are strict and which are relaxed, honestly Replied, post #89 · Start Here › Welcome · 8 Jul 2026 · 1 like One small courtesy that makes a large difference: put the specific question in the title. It is the single thing that most changes how quickly you get a useful reply.…
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Revisiting: The best-written scientific paper you have read Replied, post #74 · Lounge › Off topic · 6 Jul 2026 · 1 like Nothing to add on the substance. Thank you for taking the question at face value.
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Revisiting: Protein density versus volume when you cannot eat much Replied, post #31 · Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake · 4 Jul 2026 · 0 likes Taking post #28 at face value and following it one step further. Renal considerations around higher protein intake apply to people with existing renal impairment and…
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0.3 mL versus 0.5 mL versus 1 mL barrels: resolution matters Replied, post #93 · Devices › Syringes & needles · 3 Jul 2026 · 15 likes U-100 means the barrel is graduated for a solution containing one hundred units of insulin per millilitre. For anything that is not insulin, the units are simply…
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Is "synergy" the right word for the combination data? Replied, post #10 · Compounds › Cagrilintide & amylin analogues · 3 Jul 2026 · 21 likes Understood. Thank you for being specific about the limits of it.
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Programming during a large energy deficit Replied, post #30 · Nutrition & Training › Resistance training · 2 Jul 2026 · 5 likes This follows post #27 rather than contradicting it. Maintaining load with reduced volume is a reasonable strategy during a deficit and appears in the published…
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Revisiting: Journal club: SURMOUNT-OSA and a hard endpoint in a soft field Replied, post #62 · Evidence › Journal club · 27 Jun 2026 · 3 likes The honest answer on SURMOUNT-OSA is that it depends, and the useful part is the list of what it depends on. Four items, in rough order of how much they matter. Most…
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Follow-up: The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for Replied, post #12 · Lounge › Off topic · 23 Jun 2026 · 2 likes Adjacent and interesting: you might post something about nutrition, bioavailability from a food perspective, or the sociology of weight. Adjacent to this community's…
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Fasting versus non-fasting and which tests care Replied, post #51 · Clinical › Bloodwork · 18 Jun 2026 · 1 like Fasting versus non-fasting: I have looked for the primary source twice and failed twice. Either it does not exist or it is somewhere I do not know to look, and I would…
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A 5 mg vial and a 0.25 mg dose: the arithmetic in full Replied, post #88 · Practice › Reconstitution · 18 Jun 2026 · 23 likes Arithmetic step by step: a 5 mg vial with 2 mL of diluent gives (5 mg) / (2 mL) = 2.5 mg/mL. On a U-100 syringe at that concentration, 100 units = 1 mL = 2.5 mg, so…