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Journal club: what we got wrong in an earlier session Replied, post #121 · Evidence › Journal club · 25 Jul 2026 · 13 likes Sessions on negative or null results are consistently the most instructive and the hardest to get anyone to attend. The strength of my opinion here exceeds the strength…
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Reading a home test result without over-claiming Replied, post #124 · Analytics › Home & field testing · 18 Jul 2026 · 19 likes Right — I had this wrong and I am glad to have read it before it mattered.
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Revisiting: The best-written scientific paper you have read Replied, post #97 · Lounge › Off topic · 17 Jul 2026 · 0 likes Loosely related and not worth its own topic: the vocabulary here has leaked into how I read everything. I now notice when a press release gives a relative figure and no…
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Muscle cramps: the ordinary causes before the exotic ones — a second dataset Replied, post #54 · Practice › Side effects · 16 Jul 2026 · 0 likes Severe, persistent abdominal pain, especially radiating to the back, is in a different category from ordinary gastrointestinal upset and is a reason to seek medical…
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What is genuinely unknown about long-term amylin agonism Replied, post #36 · Compounds › Cagrilintide & amylin analogues · 14 Jul 2026 · 0 likes Reconstitution at higher concentrations is worth avoiding for aggregation-prone material. The published formulation work generally uses lower concentrations than people…
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Pooling trials with different estimands Replied, post #83 · Evidence › Meta-analyses · 9 Jul 2026 · 31 likes When trials differ in population, duration and comparator, the pooled estimate answers a question no individual trial asked. That is worth saying before the number is…
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Coming back to: Time to steady state after a dose increase Replied, post #77 · Pharmacology › Pharmacokinetics · 15 Jun 2026 · 1 like Fasting requirement for oral semaglutide: food and large fluid volumes reduce absorption. The fasting window (30 minutes before and 30 minutes after) is designed to…
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Follow-up: Prior authorisation: what the criteria usually require Replied, post #16 · Access › Insurance & coverage · 11 Jun 2026 · 0 likes The single most useful preparation is obtaining the actual criteria document rather than working from what somebody was told on the phone. Not the answer, but possibly…
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[2026 update] Area percent versus weight percent: the confusion that causes most arguments Replied, post #51 · Analytics › HPLC & UHPLC · 31 May 2026 · 4 likes Filing a mild objection to the consensus on Area percent versus weight percent. Mild because I might be wrong; an objection because nobody has addressed the case that…
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Second pass at: Metformin co-administration and additive GI effects Replied, post #88 · Practice › Interactions · 19 Apr 2026 · 8 likes Same experience here, different supplier, so it is at least not unique to one of them.
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[2026 update] 0.3 mL versus 0.5 mL versus 1 mL barrels: resolution matters Replied, post #19 · Devices › Syringes & needles · 9 Apr 2026 · 1 like Agreed on all of that, and I have nothing to add to it.
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Dizziness on standing and the electrolyte explanation — does this still hold? Replied, post #65 · Practice › Side effects · 6 Apr 2026 · 3 likes Coming back to post #64, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer. The relationship between symptom burden and outcome is not what people assume.…