Substances contacted within Schedule 4 of the Poisons List are considered a poison or controlled substance as outlined in the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 (VIC)
Cost considerations Pharmaceutical semaglutide (Wegovy): $1,300-1,500/month without insurance Insurance may cover (varies) Patient assistance programs available Research semaglutide: $150-300/month No insurance No patient assistance User assumes risk Research cagrilintide: $200-400/month Not prescription available yet Higher cost due to limited availability Total CagriSema combination cost (research chemicals): $350-700/month Both peptides at full dose Significant investment Compare to bariatric surgery ($15,000-25,000 upfront) Budget planning: Year 1 (titration + maintenance): $4,200-8,400 Ongoing maintenance: $350-700/month Consider reducing to maintenance doses May need 12-24+ months total Use our peptide cost calculator to budget protocols
Often, people need to come in for multiple treatments and maintenance
We have chosen Au 15 SG 13 as a basis for further modifications due to its small size, simplicity of its synthesis, good stability in water, and excellent optical properties in dried polyacrylamide matrix
we will look at where the gastric-emptying data are strong (mostly for pramlintide, not cagrilintide), where they are thin, and where a plausible mechanism may not translate into a durable clinical effect
Amino acid derivatives, such as L-carnitine, serotonin, and GABA, are made from essential amino acids but are not incorporated into proteins