By: Kristin Brooks Managing Editor, Contract Pharma Merck and Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, have entered into an exclusive global license agreement for HS-10535, an investigational preclinical oral small molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist
Known as Mel, MT or the Barbie drug, Melanotan is a synthetic melanocortin, which is a hormone derived from the pituitary gland at the base of the brain that regulates growth and development
However, for the body to use thyroid hormones effectively, T4 must be converted into triiodothyronine (T3), the active form that regulates metabolism
Diarrhoea is one of the most commonly reported side effects , classified as 'common' (affecting between 1 in 10 and 1 in 100 people) according to the MHRA-approved SmPC
Its even possible that GLP-1 therapy could one day be reframed as a standalone treatment for heart disease, regardless of BMI