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The reduction in AUC after oral administration can result from numerous mechanisms including: pH or bacterial-mediated metabolism of the drug within the GI tract, incomplete drug absorption from the GI tract, metabolism within the GI epithelium (which contains CYP3A4), excretion back into the GI tract by P-glycoprotein in the GI epithelium, hepatic metabolism, or biliary excretion into the GI tract
Pregnant women, breastfeeding lactating women, patients diagnosed with various autoimmune diseases, as well as individuals currently taking immunosuppressant medications of any kind, must consult a professional medical practitioner and obtain personalized professional advice prior to starting regular supplementation
Starting cagrilintide when already on retatrutide If you are already established on retatrutide at a stable dose (meaning you have been at your current retatrutide dose for at least four weeks without significant GI issues), you can introduce cagrilintide at its lowest starting dose of 0.25 mg weekly