for Ozempic it's 2 mg, while for Wegovy it's 2.4 mg.) But Jay says microdosers may be going even smaller, "below the starting dose." There aren't specific regulations for microdosing GLP-1s, since it is an off-label use of the medication and usually involves compounded formulas, which aren't FDA-approved
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