Survodutide
BI 456906
An investigational dual glucagon and GLP-1 receptor agonist with high albumin binding, studied in trials for obesity and metabolic-associated liver disease. Its half-life supports once-weekly administration.
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Regulatory status
Investigational
This substance is under study in humans, typically under a regulatory authorization such as an Investigational New Drug application. Investigational describes a stage of research and nothing more: it does not mean approval is coming, and it does not indicate that effectiveness has been established.
A regulatory status describes paperwork, not safety. An approved compound can still be wrong for a given person, and an unapproved one is neither thereby dangerous nor thereby fine.
Half-life
~6-7 days, subcutaneous. Half-life is an educational pharmacology figure, drawn from public sources, and is not a schedule or dosing instruction.
Storage & handling
Supplied lyophilized; store cool, reconstitute before use, then refrigerate and protect from light.
References
- Zimmermann et al., Mol Metab 2022
- J Hepatology 2024 (cirrhosis PK)
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Common questions
Survodutide, answered plainly.
01What is Survodutide?+
An investigational dual glucagon and GLP-1 receptor agonist with high albumin binding, studied in trials for obesity and metabolic-associated liver disease. Its half-life supports once-weekly administration. It is also referred to as BI 456906. It is listed here under GLP-1 / Metabolic as educational reference, which is not a recommendation to use it.
02Is Survodutide FDA approved?+
Investigational. This substance is under study in humans, typically under a regulatory authorization such as an Investigational New Drug application. Investigational describes a stage of research and nothing more: it does not mean approval is coming, and it does not indicate that effectiveness has been established.
03What is the half-life of Survodutide?+
~6-7 days, subcutaneous. A half-life is an educational pharmacology figure describing how long the body takes to clear half of a substance. It is not a schedule and does not imply one.
04How is Survodutide stored and handled?+
Supplied lyophilized; store cool, reconstitute before use, then refrigerate and protect from light. Storage conditions come from a manufacturer's own label where one exists, and a compound with no approved label has no agency-reviewed handling instructions at all.
05What vial strengths of Survodutide are commonly sold?+
Commonly listed vial strengths are 5, 10, 15 mg. A vial strength is a market fact about how a product is packaged. It is not a dose, and it says nothing about how much of anything belongs in any person.
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