What it is claimed to help
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What the human evidence actually is
Approved by the FDA with randomised human trial data behind the label.
Approved on randomised trials showing reduced postprandial glucose and modest weight loss as an insulin adjunct. Real, but a niche drug in practice.
How it is supposed to work
Replaces amylin, co-secreted with insulin, slowing gastric emptying and suppressing glucagon.
Safety
Boxed warning for severe insulin-induced hypoglycaemia. Nausea is common.
Storage and handling
Lyophilised peptide is generally stored at 2–8 °C, or below −20 °C for long-term storage. Reconstituted in bacteriostatic water (0.9% benzyl alcohol) a solution is typically treated as usable for about 28 days refrigerated, versus roughly 24 hours for plain sterile water, which has no preservative. Add the water slowly down the vial wall and swirl — never shake, which shears peptide chains and foams the solution.
Whatever number a protocol or a prescriber gave you, converting it into syringe units is where a misplaced decimal becomes a tenfold error. Our calculators do that conversion and nothing else — they never invent a dose.
Open the calculatorsSources
- FDA prescribing information, Symlin
Verified against primary sources on 27 August 2026. Regulatory status in this field changes several times a year. See How We Rate Evidence.