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Renal or Hepatic Impairment Does Not Affect Pharmacokinetics, Safety, or Tolerability of Subcutaneous Cagrilintide.
Nielsen MJF, Becker NP, Duus HHH, et al. Clinical pharmacokinetics. 2026.
DOI: 10.1007/s40262-026-01654-0PubMed: 42228334
Editor's note
These two controlled clinical pharmacology studies assessed cagrilintide exposure in participants with varying renal and hepatic function and found no clinically relevant differences versus normal function. The authors note the small sample sizes as a limitation. The data are directly relevant to safe dosing of the peptide in special populations and were well tolerated.
Plain-language abstract
Two clinical studies found that kidney or liver impairment did not meaningfully change how the body processes cagrilintide, suggesting dose adjustment may not be needed for these patients.
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