In a 10-week clinical trial, a daily dose of 20 mg oral semaglutide achieved a steady-state plasma concentration of 30 nM, and when daily dose of oral semaglutide was increased to 40 mg, the semaglutide plasma concentration reached about 60 nM (102), which was over a thousand times higher than the EC50 of semaglutide for GLP-1R activation (95)
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If reconstituted in plain sterile water without preservative, the solution should ideally be aliquoted into single-use volumes and used within 48-72 hours refrigerated, or frozen at -20C for extended storage up to several weeks
These findings have led to the development of semaglutide as a standalone medication for weight management
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