Betul Hatipoglu, director of the Center for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism at Case Western Reserve University and of the Diabetes and Obesity Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, says microdosing Ozempic, Zepbound or another GLP-1 drug might mean: Taking a lower dose than what was prescribed or studied in clinical trials Taking a half-dose every few days instead of a full dose once weekly Taking a full dose less often, such as every 10 or 14 days instead of every seven While these approaches are often grouped together online under the umbrella of "microdosing," they're not exactly the same thing
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Many peptides discussed online are not FDA-approved for general clinical use
Consequently, the 2024 American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) Rapid Clinical Practice Update recommends that management should depend on upper gastrointestinal symptoms
The 13.6% figure represents the intention-to-treat analysis, which includes everyone who started the trial regardless of whether they completed it or took every dose