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Molecular mass of semaglutide and why the figure differs between sources Compounds › Semaglutide SELECT trial effect size semaglutide STEP programme Molecular mass of semaglutide and why the figure differs between sources — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Comparing SURMOUNT-2 ( Lancet , 2023) with STEP 4 ( JAMA , 2021)…	+101	110	12k	16h
Revisiting: Hepatic effects of glucagon receptor agonism: the mechanistic worry Compounds › Retatrutide retatrutide randomised trial effect size preprint Solved Revisiting: Hepatic effects of glucagon receptor agonism: the mechanistic worry Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Session topic: SURMOUNT-OSA ( N Engl J Med ,…	+10	14	8.4k	16h
Coming back to: Reconciling a supplier certificate with an independent result Sourcing › Vendor reports documentation quality certificate of analysis batch & lot numbers Posting this under the heading it deserves: Reconciling a supplier certificate with an independent result Everything below is what sits behind that. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the…	+26	30	45k	16h
Fibre intake when total intake falls, and the constipation link — one year on Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake micronutrients lean mass loss fatigue Posting this under the heading it deserves: Fibre intake when total intake falls, and the constipation link — one year on Everything below is what sits behind that. Longitudinal report with the method stated,…	+9	13	16k	16h
GIP receptor agonism and the argument about direction — does this still hold? Pharmacology › Receptor biology long read amylin analogues retatrutide Solved GIP receptor agonism and the argument about direction — does this still hold? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Working through the identity arithmetic…	+10	14	15k	16h
Second pass at: Absence of evidence and evidence of absence Research Methods › Statistics worked example confounding number needed to treat On the subject in the title: Second pass at: Absence of evidence and evidence of absence Working notes rather than a conclusion. Session topic: SELECT ( N Engl J Med , 2023). Please read it before posting;…	+50	55	18k	16h
A revision dispute resolved on the topic rather than in the history Meta › Wiki maintenance wiki post maintainership moderation citation check A revision dispute resolved on the topic rather than in the history Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation…	+11	15	40k	16h
Here for the analytics and not much else Lounge › Introductions onboarding beginner friendly Here for the analytics and not much else — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a claim. Something…	+93	102	10k	16h
A 10 mg vial reconstituted three different ways, compared Practice › Reconstitution bacteriostatic water worked example concentration maths Posting this under the heading it deserves: A 10 mg vial reconstituted three different ways, compared Everything below is what sits behind that. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen…	+30	34	55k	17h
A critique that turned out to be unfair, retracted by its author Evidence › Study critique confounding risk of bias effect size observational data Wiki Posting this under the heading it deserves: A critique that turned out to be unfair, retracted by its author Everything below is what sits behind that. Session topic: SURMOUNT-4 ( JAMA , 2024). Please read it…	+34	38	20k	17h
Reporting a good result: why nobody bothers and why they should Sourcing › Vendor reports third-party testing Janoshik Analytical certificate of analysis batch & lot numbers Reporting a good result: why nobody bothers and why they should — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the…		2	3.5k	17h
[2026 update] Interpreting a result that disagrees with the supplier's certificate Sourcing › Independent verification Medutest VendorInvestigate blind sampling third-party testing Solved On the subject in the title: Interpreting a result that disagrees with the supplier's certificate Working notes rather than a conclusion. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the…	+121	128	51k	17h
Insurance and replacement policies, compared Sourcing › Logistics temperature excursion cold chain customs shipping Solved On the subject in the title: Insurance and replacement policies, compared Working notes rather than a conclusion. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the format the maintainers asked for.…	+115	122	17k	17h
What a regulator's shortage notice actually authorises Sourcing › Regulatory personal import research use only EMA FDA Solved What a regulator's shortage notice actually authorises — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better…	+8	12	15k	17h
How shortages have affected compounding permissions — does this still hold? Access › Shortages compounding shortage formulary FDA Solved How shortages have affected compounding permissions — does this still hold? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. A coverage question with the paperwork…	+27	31	21k	17h
Sleep apnoea improving and the equipment implications Wellbeing › Sleep obstructive sleep apnoea heart rate fatigue Sleep apnoea improving and the equipment implications Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Asking about a population rather than about a person. The published…	+14	18	1.1k	17h
A fridge failure and how I assessed the contents afterwards Devices › Cold chain cold chain storage temperature excursion A fridge failure and how I assessed the contents afterwards Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have read the maintained page on this and I still have a gap,…	+14	18	46k	17h
A calculator that gives a right answer to the wrong question Data & Tools › Calculators concentration maths worked example site feedback syringe units Posting this under the heading it deserves: A calculator that gives a right answer to the wrong question Everything below is what sits behind that. I would like to understand what this number means before I…	+32	36	1.9k	17h
Coming back to: Telehealth prescribing models in the US Regional › North America telehealth FDA compounding insurance Posting this under the heading it deserves: Telehealth prescribing models in the US Everything below is what sits behind that. Documenting an access outcome, dated, because everything in this category…	+26	30	17k	17h
Pancreatitis history and the risk calculus Safety › Contraindications delayed gastric emptying thyroid C-cell question pancreatitis pregnancy & planning Solved Posting this under the heading it deserves: Pancreatitis history and the risk calculus Everything below is what sits behind that. Asking about a population rather than about a person. The published trials in…	+28	32	52k	17h
Spreadsheets: an appreciation — what changed since Lounge › Off topic long read beginner friendly Spreadsheets: an appreciation — what changed since — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Lower-stakes topic, but the sourcing rule still applies if anyone makes a claim.…	+102	113	26k	17h
Stability of BPC-157 in solution: what has been measured — one year on Compounds › Repair & healing peptides needs a source observational data preprint BPC-157 On the subject in the title: Stability of BPC-157 in solution: what has been measured — one year on Working notes rather than a conclusion. Comparing STEP 2 ( Lancet , 2021) with STEP 1 ( N Engl J Med , 2021)…	+84	98	7.8k	18h
Vomiting: when it is expected and when it is a reason to stop — one year on Practice › Side effects nausea vomiting hair shedding Vomiting: when it is expected and when it is a reason to stop — one year on Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Reporting something rather than asking about it,…	+19	23	49k	18h
Coming back to: A structured critique template this community uses Evidence › Study critique confounding risk of bias disputed observational data Posting this under the heading it deserves: A structured critique template this community uses Everything below is what sits behind that. Comparing STEP 8 ( JAMA , 2022) with SURMOUNT-1 ( N Engl J Med , 2022)…	+63	69	17k	18h
Transit times by route, from a logged dataset Sourcing › Logistics packaging customs shipping Solved Transit times by route, from a logged dataset Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than anywhere…	+34	38	3.6k	18h
What the GIP component of tirzepatide is thought to contribute, and how confident we can be Compounds › Tirzepatide tirzepatide SURPASS programme SURMOUNT programme effect size Solved What the GIP component of tirzepatide is thought to contribute, and how confident we can be I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Comparing STEP 1 ( N Engl…	+16	20	23k	19h
AOD-9604 and the fragment hypothesis, revisited — does this still hold? Compounds › Other compounds research use only needs a source mislabelling Solved The question in the title: AOD-9604 and the fragment hypothesis, revisited — does this still hold? I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Comparing FLOW ( N Engl J Med , 2024)…	+7	11	31k	19h
When a dose reduction is the correct response to a side effect Practice › Dosing & titration dose reduction tirzepatide titration missed dose Solved When a dose reduction is the correct response to a side effect — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. A question about technique rather than about dose. I…	+38	42	2.7k	19h
What a certificate commits its issuer to Analytics › COA interpretation reference standards batch & lot numbers amino acid analysis The question in the title: What a certificate commits its issuer to I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. A documentation question rather than an analytical one. I have a…	+101	116	26k	19h
Revisiting: What pooling buys you and what it destroys Evidence › Meta-analyses heterogeneity effect size publication bias Solved On the subject in the title: Revisiting: What pooling buys you and what it destroys Working notes rather than a conclusion. Session topic: PIONEER 6 ( N Engl J Med , 2019). Please read it before posting; the…	+97	107	4k	19h

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