2017, article ID 9017902, 18 pages
Elizabeth Rebello, an anesthesiologist at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, was one of the committee members who voted against allowing the four peptides to be compounded, citing unknowns around safety and confusion for the public
Right now, there is no solid, peer-reviewed research showing that oral peptide products (like those sold online) reliably reach the bloodstream or create the same healing effects seen with injectable peptides Though some peptides can be compounded for oral administration or given sublingually (under the tongue), there therapeutic impact is typically limited
Because pegvisomant targets the GHR instead of GH, it results in reduced IGF1 and enhanced GH levels through the negative-feedback loop
Metaxas C, Mathis D, Jeger C et al (2017) Early biomarker response and patient preferences to oral and intramuscular Vitamin B12 substitution in primary care: a randomized parallel-group trial