Could GLP1 patches be in our future?

[clayd]

I saw on reddit that there's some companies out there selling glp1 skin patches that I'm sure are pure snake oil.
But I did some googling and saw that there's a company that has come up with a real patch that they say successfully delivers semaglutide in pre-clinical trials and is starting clinical trials this year. But yikes, the website for this company says the patch works by delivering the meds via "microneedles"

Honestly a weight loss patch sounds awesome and I hope these efforts come to fruition.

Anodyne Nanotech Achieves Breakthrough in Transdermal Delivery of GLP-1 Drugs

Anodyne Nanotech, a clinical-stage biotech company, today announced promising preclinical results for its proprietary HeroPatch™ platform, demonstrati

www.businesswire.com

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www.theheropatch.com

 

[TrashPanda]

The microneedles are probably exosomes which is "the next big thing" in skincare, people seem to rave about Reedle shot.

 

[Galora]

I'd assume the transdermal/micro-needle could be something like what the CGM looks like in the Libre glucose monitor, maybe? But instead of measuring the glucose in interstitial fluid, they do a a release system to slowly get a GLP-1 dosage throughout the life of the patch.

I could see how this might be usable vs. the other release systems that are questionable at best (I saw gummies and sublingual -- full BS in my world).

I'd like to see peer reviewed clinical studies of efficacy. Honestly between the patch vs. subQ injection, I stay with subQ all the way.

 

[JohnnyGobbs]

Sub Q rules. Who doesn’t like the ritual of pinning/shooting. It’s cool af