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Top topics — this quarter page 7

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Topic	Participants	Replies	Views	Activity
Chain of custody for a sample you posted yourself — one year on Sourcing › Independent verification VendorInvestigate Janoshik Analytical blind sampling third-party testing Posting this under the heading it deserves: Chain of custody for a sample you posted yourself — one year on Everything below is what sits behind that. Structured report rather than an opinion, following the…	+28	32	50k	15h
Why a glucagon receptor agonist in a weight-loss compound is not a contradiction Compounds › Retatrutide retatrutide preprint randomised trial effect size Solved The question in the title: Why a glucagon receptor agonist in a weight-loss compound is not a contradiction I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Comparing LEADER ( N Engl J Med…	+43	47	19k	2d
Revisiting: Primary endpoint hierarchies and why order matters Evidence › Trials estimand surrogate endpoints discontinuation & dropout intention to treat Posting this under the heading it deserves: Revisiting: Primary endpoint hierarchies and why order matters Everything below is what sits behind that. Comparing SURMOUNT-4 ( JAMA , 2024) with SURPASS-2 ( N…	+21	25	46k	3mo
Packaging that arrived damaged: documenting it properly Sourcing › Logistics shipping customs temperature excursion cold chain Pinned Packaging that arrived damaged: documenting it properly 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…	+43	49	26k	1d
Review: a draft on reconstitution arithmetic, with objections — one year on Documentation › Doc review maintainership citation check promoted to docs review date Review: a draft on reconstitution arithmetic, with objections — one year on Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Nominating something for promotion into the…	+46	51	11k	20h
Revisiting: Journal club: SURMOUNT-1, read without the press release Evidence › Journal club number needed to treat effect size risk of bias journal club Solved On the subject in the title: Revisiting: Journal club: SURMOUNT-1, read without the press release Working notes rather than a conclusion. Session topic: PIONEER 6 ( N Engl J Med , 2019). Please read it before…	+54	62	1.5k	26d
[2026 update] Currency conversion and the cost you did not see Sourcing › Payments research use only payments documentation quality Solved Posting this under the heading it deserves: Currency conversion and the cost you did not see Everything below is what sits behind that. A logistics question, since the answers here are usually better than…	+21	26	52k	2d
EU-wide position versus national implementation — what changed since Regional › European Union EMA cost per milligram personal import formulary Pinned EU-wide position versus national implementation — what changed since Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A coverage question with the paperwork detail included,…	+22	26	58k	2mo
Shakes versus food: a pragmatic assessment Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake lean mass loss micronutrients constipation Shakes versus food: a pragmatic assessment Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Maintenance rather than loss, which is the part of this that almost nobody writes…	+22	26	53k	20h
NHS criteria and how they are applied in practice Regional › UK & Ireland NHS cost per milligram personal import MHRA NHS criteria and how they are applied in practice — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A coverage question with the paperwork detail included, since that is what determines…	+37	42	31k	2d
[2026 update] Area percent versus weight percent: the confusion that causes most arguments Analytics › HPLC & UHPLC gradient method UV & DAD detection peak integration data table On the subject in the title: Area percent versus weight percent: the confusion that causes most arguments Working notes rather than a conclusion. Posting the method first, because I know what the first three…	+65	70	1.1k	16d
What changed in 2026, by region — does this still hold? Access › International personal import MHRA EMA telehealth Solved What changed in 2026, by region — does this still hold? I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Documenting an access outcome, dated, because everything in…	+20	25	50k	1d
A structured critique template this community uses — a second dataset Evidence › Study critique observational data effect size confounding Solved On the subject in the title: A structured critique template this community uses — a second dataset Working notes rather than a conclusion. Session topic: SELECT ( N Engl J Med , 2023). Please read it before…	+47	51	16k	15h
Follow-up: A parcel that arrived warm: a decision process, not a verdict Practice › Storage & stability temperature excursion cloudy or discoloured solution beyond-use date Posting this under the heading it deserves: A parcel that arrived warm: a decision process, not a verdict Everything below is what sits behind that. A question about technique rather than about dose. I have…	+49	59	1.2k	2mo
Ultrasound and skinfolds: operator dependence in practice Outcomes › Body composition DXA data table lean mass loss Ultrasound and skinfolds: operator dependence in practice — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Maintenance rather than loss, which is the part of this that almost nobody…	+72	76	2.7k	2d
Revisiting: Why the absence of controlled human data on BPC-157 matters more than people admit Compounds › Repair & healing peptides observational data TB-500 BPC-157 preprint Solved Revisiting: Why the absence of controlled human data on BPC-157 matters more than people admit Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Comparing SURPASS-4 ( Lancet ,…	+50	55	7.8k	2d
Review: a draft on reconstitution arithmetic, with objections — what changed since Documentation › Doc review promoted to docs wiki post review date citation check Posting this under the heading it deserves: Review: a draft on reconstitution arithmetic, with objections — what changed since Everything below is what sits behind that. Nominating something for promotion…	+39	50	26k	22h
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
Step therapy requirements and how to satisfy them Access › Insurance & coverage prior authorisation insurance formulary Posting this under the heading it deserves: Step therapy requirements and how to satisfy them Everything below is what sits behind that. A coverage question with the paperwork detail included, since that is…	+21	25	49k	2mo
Peak-to-trough ratio at steady state for a weekly agent — the long version Pharmacology › Pharmacokinetics semaglutide missed dose tirzepatide worked example Under review Peak-to-trough ratio at steady state for a weekly agent — the long version Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I would like to understand what this number means…	+57	61	708	1d
What a good consultation looks like from the other side Clinical › Prescriber conversations prior authorisation telehealth type 2 diabetes beginner friendly What a good consultation looks like from the other side — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Asking about a population rather than about a person. The…	+57	62	4.9k	22h
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
Coming back to: Measurement error in a self-reported exposure Evidence › Study critique risk of bias observational data effect size disputed Measurement error in a self-reported exposure — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I have seen FLOW ( N Engl J Med , 2024) cited in support of a claim I do not think it…	+23	27	49k	3mo
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
Sample size intuition for a personal experiment — does this still hold? Research Methods › Statistics effect size heterogeneity number needed to treat Solved Sample size intuition for a personal experiment — does this still hold? I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Comparing STEP 1 ( N Engl J Med , 2021) with…	+33	38	26k	23d
Moderation log format change Meta › Announcements trust levels guidelines site feedback moderation Posting this under the heading it deserves: Moderation log format change Everything below is what sits behind that. Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the trust-level…	+53	57	4.8k	2mo
Historical amylin analogues and what happened to them Compounds › Cagrilintide & amylin analogues randomised trial cagrilintide cagrisema effect size Posting this under the heading it deserves: Historical amylin analogues and what happened to them Everything below is what sits behind that. I have seen SURPASS-2 ( N Engl J Med , 2021) cited in support of a…	+29	36	31k	1d
Gastro-oesophageal reflux: improving or worsening? Clinical › Comorbidities PCOS obstructive sleep apnoea MASH / hepatic steatosis chronic kidney disease Solved The question in the title: Gastro-oesophageal reflux: improving or worsening? I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Asking about a population rather than about a person. The…	+54	58	8.2k	1mo
Coming back to: Preparing for an appointment: one page, three questions Clinical › Prescriber conversations telehealth beginner friendly type 2 diabetes prior authorisation Preparing for an appointment: one page, three questions — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. General question, not a request for advice about my own care — I know the…	+51	56	1.4k	2d
Specificity, linearity, accuracy, precision, range, robustness — with real criteria Analytics › Method validation precision & repeatability LOD & LOQ linearity Specificity, linearity, accuracy, precision, range, robustness — with real criteria Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I would like to understand what this…	+44	48	12k	1d