The endocrinologist takes on whether people can get retatrutide now, setting gray market supply against the results from Lilly's actual trials.
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A Williamsburg shop sells injectable peptide vials for around $95 each, while the FDA has sent warning letters to sellers relying on the same label.
UW Medicine notes that many of these experimental peptides have not been regulated by the FDA, and some have never been tested in people.
The Harvard T.H. Chan professor, who studies supplements and health, looks at the claims made for synthetic peptides and whether they hold up.
Dr Bajekal flags that people on Mounjaro, semaglutide or Wegovy should talk it through with their doctor ahead of an operation.
The study of over 87,000 matched patients 65 and up also found 28% fewer liver decompensation events, but no drop in heart attack or stroke and more osteoporosis diagnoses.
The clinic says the choice should weigh long term outcomes and overall health, not just pounds lost, and that no single treatment fits everyone.
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