Karens case is rare but exhibits how the unexpected side effects of these drugs arent always as nice as the ones weve outlined above
It is usually between 30 to 90 days when stored properly
Center for Interventional Pain & Spine, Bryn Mawr, PA Clinical Indications: Why Prescribers Order Glutathione IV Neurological Conditions Glutathione IV is used adjunctively in neurological protocols, most notably in Parkinsons disease, where oxidative depletion in the substantia nigra is a recognized feature of disease pathophysiology
The downside is that the effects might be limited to appetite (and perhaps slower digestion) but not things like insulin release, since to affect blood glucose significantly, a GLP-1 mimic usually needs to reach the pancreas or induce hormones like insulin indirectly
10.1038/s41392-023-01673-4 88 YangS.-H.XuR.-X.CuiC.-J.WangY.DuY.ChenZ.-G.et al (2018)
The key takeaway is that how you source and administer this peptide matters just as much as whether you use it at all