Dr.RheumBOS said:The mechanism that matters here is not stomach emptying, it is central.
This answered a question I did not know how to ask.
Adding the clinical framing, because it changes how the question reads.
BiostatsBrad said:...but the FDA says semaglutide...
Interesting point. I want to add some regulatory nuance: the FDA labeling reflects the specific clinical trial data submitted for approval. Real-world clinical practice often extends beyond the FDA label based on emerging evidence and clinical judgment.
Example: semaglutide was first approved for diabetes (Ozempic), then obesity (Wegovy). The molecule didn't change — our understanding of its applications expanded. Similarly, semaglutide may evolve as more data accumulates.
SleepDoc_PDX said:Albumin binding above 99% is the whole reason weekly dosing works, and it is also why the trough matters more than the peak.
I read this differently from SleepDoc_PDX, on substance rather than tone. The trial means are being read too generously in this thread. STEP populations were selected, supported, and titrated by protocol, and the real-world curves are consistently a few points worse. That difference is not noise, it is what happens when you remove the study infrastructure.
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