Methods Using a subset of Truveta Data, we identified patients with any medication dispense (e.g., medication fill) of a GLP-1 RA (semaglutide AOM, semaglutide ADM oral, semaglutide ADM injectable, liraglutide ADM, exenatide ADM, lixisenatide ADM, tirzepatide ADM, and dulaglutide ADM) between January 2018 and October 2023
For hair restoration specifically, some protocols combine subcutaneous GHK-Cu with direct scalp injection (mesotherapy) to deliver the peptide closer to the follicle bulb
The suit alleges the company engaged in "deceptive marketing practices" by advertising that consumers would see "un-hunger" and weight-loss benefits from an alleged increase in GLP-1 levels, and that Lemme positioned the supplement as a natural equivalent to prescription GLP-1 drugs (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro) when the underlying science does not support that comparison
The treatment is typically done over multiple sessions, depending on skin goals
Patients self-administered subcutaneous injections after training, but the reconstitution step was upstream of the patient