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The test is performed on extracts of urine using HPLC/MS/MS (commonly described as high-performance liquid chromatography with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry detection), measuring the intensity of ions specific to the substances being measured

This is an introductory dose, not a therapeutic weight-loss dose

Because some of the drug from week 1 is still present in week 2 (and so on), it takes several dosing cycles for these levels to build up and stabilize

Within hours of the patent expiry of Ozempic on March 20, at least nine copycat versions of semaglutide were launched, signalling what could become the worlds most competitive and affordable market for blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs