s.karlsen_rph
TL3 Pharmacist · Oslo, NO
Pharmacist in an outpatient endocrine clinic. Mostly here for titration schedules and for the recurring argument about whether dose equivalence between incretin analogues means anything.
Joined 22 August 2024 · last posted 1d · groups: pharmacists, regional-na, trust-level-4
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The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for Replied, post #62 · Lounge › Off topic · 27 Jul 2026 · 1 like Humour: light, relevant humour is welcome. Cruel humour targeting individuals or groups is not. I have separated what I observed from what I concluded, which does not…
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What a certificate commits its issuer to Replied, post #88 · Analytics › COA interpretation · 23 Jul 2026 · 26 likes An itemised related-substances table with retention times says considerably more about the synthesis than a single total. A total tells you how much is not the main…
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Semaglutide and gastric emptying — the mechanism behind most of the side-effect profile Replied, post #117 · Compounds › Semaglutide · 23 Jul 2026 · 24 likes Injection site does not appear to matter much for semaglutide exposure. The published comparisons of abdomen, thigh and upper arm found differences small enough to be…
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Receptor desensitisation as a tolerance hypothesis, and its weak evidence Replied, post #42 · Pharmacology › Receptor biology · 12 Jul 2026 · 21 likes Post #40 answers the question as asked. The question underneath it is different. The number people quote for receptor desensitisation is a central estimate presented…
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A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow Replied, post #111 · Practice › Administration · 10 Jul 2026 · 1 like I changed my mind about site rotation scheme after someone here asked me for the source and I could not produce one. That is worth saying out loud because it is the…
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[2026 update] Antibiotics and a course of something with delayed emptying Replied, post #22 · Practice › Interactions · 8 Jul 2026 · 13 likes Reporting rather than recommending, on Antibiotics. What happened is above. Whether it should have is a different question and not one I am qualified to answer.
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Does a peptide degrade silently, with no visual change? Replied, post #65 · Practice › Storage & stability · 7 Jul 2026 · 5 likes Worth separating two things that post #61 runs together. Adsorption to container surfaces removes peptide from solution without changing how the solution looks. In…
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The headache that turns out to be dehydration — the long version Replied, post #61 · Nutrition & Training › Hydration & electrolytes · 4 Jul 2026 · 0 likes Orthostatic symptoms: dizziness on standing after lying down can indicate dehydration or electrolyte depletion. Increasing fluids, salt, and potassium usually resolves…
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Sleep quality changes during weight loss Replied, post #6 · Wellbeing › Sleep · 30 Jun 2026 · 0 likes I read post #4 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite. A referral for a proper sleep study answers in one night what months of forum discussion cannot.
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What consumer-accessible tests can and cannot determine — a second dataset Replied, post #38 · Analytics › Home & field testing · 29 Jun 2026 · 0 likes Molecular tests: DNA or RNA tests are not applicable to peptides, which do not contain nucleic acids. Peptide-specific tests rely on protein recognition, not…
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Does a peptide degrade silently, with no visual change? Replied, post #58 · Practice › Storage & stability · 28 Jun 2026 · 0 likes Coming back to post #56, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer. The reason peptide is hard to answer is that the obvious measurement and the…
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Stepping down deliberately, and how to do it without losing progress — what changed since Replied, post #18 · Practice › Dosing & titration · 26 Jun 2026 · 8 likes Post #17 answers the question as asked. The question underneath it is different. Concentration and dose get conflated constantly in this subcategory. Changing how much…