Safety and precautions: Because pure bacteriostatic water is hypotonic, it should not be injected alone intravenously (doing so can cause red cell hemolysis)
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This makes it a preferred solvent for peptide reconstitution, solution preparation, and experimental consistency in controlled research environments
The result in phase 2 clinical trials was 24.2% mean body weight reduction at 48 weeks with the 12mg dose, and the first phase 3 TRIUMPH-4 trial reported an average of 28.7% weight loss at 68 weeks
There is four decades of published research behind it
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