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Why does compounded dulaglutide potency vary between pharmacies?

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The pharmacy is accredited and I have verified that on the accreditor register.

The empirical answer seems settled. The explanation does not.

If the honest answer is that nobody knows, I would rather hear that than a plausible story.

What is the causal chain, and where does it stop being established?

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8This matches what I was told by a laboratory, for whatever that is worth. – olu_babatunde 6 months ago
Minor: the trial name is hyphenated in the original publication. – Dr_Otto_Lindqvist 8 months ago
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