If you are into chemistry (if not, we understand, just skip this paragraph), the reason is that electrolytes (you know, the Na+ and Cl- ions) screen the electrostatic repulsion between the head groups of ionic surfactants and thus support the formation of long shaped micelles (instead of spherical ones) that entangle like spaghetti, and viola, a gel is formed
Wegovy from Novo Nordisk previously set the market standard
Chan KM, Decker EA: Endogenous skeletal muscle antioxidants
After 5 half-lives, less than 3% of the original dose is left
Semaglutide maintains steady therapeutic blood levels with weekly dosing, while liraglutide needs daily administration to remain effective
Carol Wysham reported on 978 patients with type 2 diabetes in the 52-week, phase III AWARD-1 trial who were randomized to dulaglutide at 1.5 or 0.75 mg, the injectable GLP-1 agonist exenatide at 10 mcg twice daily, or placebo