They are not for human consumption, clinical use, or any diagnostic, cosmetic or veterinary application
However, vast amounts of Glutathione directly delivered in the blood through the injection can cause adverse events such as hypopigmented patches, melanoma, depletion of liver glutathione levels, and lightening of hair color
Use glass or high-grade polypropylene labware and avoid prolonged contact with stainless steel or other chelating surfaces, which can strip Cu(II) from the tripeptide
Pathogenic variants in the SLC12A3 gene which encodes the Na + /Cl cotransporter identified as NCC (also identified as NCCT) are the cause of Gitelman syndrome
(PubMed) Lei XG, Combs GF, Jr., Sunde RA, Caton JS, Arthington JD, Vatamaniuk MZ