Retatrutide is a once weekly injectable peptide that first timers use by reconstituting the powder with bacteriostatic water, then drawing a small dose into an insulin syringe
Headache triggered by coughing, straining, or Valsalva maneuver
Importantly, these medications carry a boxed warning and are contraindicated in patients with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN2)
Secondary analysis of multiple general population studies, including AMPLITUDE-O, SELECT, ELIXA, SURPASS, and LEADER, demonstrated significant improvements in various surrogate kidney outcomes, including slowing eGFR decline, proteinuria reduction, and decreased progression to end-stage renal disease
Just how intense the competition was is borne out by the fact in August 1986 another group, based in Copenhagen, separately published a similar finding about GLP-1 to that made by Mojsov and Habeners team (Holst, rskov, Vagn Nielsen, Schwartz)