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Metabolic

Exenatide

Also called Byetta, Bydureon, Exendin-4

InjectableEvidence ATwice a day
Half-life
2.4hours
Typical vial
2 / 5mg
Research amounts
5–10mcg

per administration

Common schedule
Twice a day
Tested in people

A human trial worked out how much to take and how often, so a dosing schedule is shown.

Licensed as a medicine in the US and EU.

Work out your draw

These numbers are a starting point — change any of them.

3 mL cartridge · 200 units loaded1units dialled
Concentration
1mg/mL
Volume per draw
0.01mL

Requested 0.005 mL

Units to dial
1

Requested 0.5

Doses per cartridge
200

0.5 units is between clicks. The nearest setting is 1, which delivers 10 mcg instead of 5 mcg.

Vial label

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Published research contexts for Exenatide describe 510 mcg per administration. Descriptive only, not a recommendation.

About 2.4 hours for the immediate-release form; the separate extended-release depot clears far more slowly.

Dosing schedule

How Exenatide is commonly stepped up, for reference only.

These are commonly-discussed research protocols shared for educational reference. This is not medical advice and is not a substitute for guidance from a qualified professional.

PhaseAmountFrequencyRoute
Weeks 1–4Within 60 minutes before the morning and evening meals; conservative start.5 mcgTwice dailySubQ
Week 5+Step up only if the lower amount is tolerated.10 mcgTwice dailySubQ

Modelled level — twice a day

1× is the peak after a single dose.

Steady-state peak
1.03× single dose

Read off the modelled curve, not an even-interval formula

Time to steady state
12hours

About five half-lives

Administrations
14/ week

Where these numbers come from

  • DeFronzo RA et al., Diabetes Care 2005;28:1092A GLP-1 receptor agonist (exendin-4); 5 and 10 mcg twice daily over 30 weeks improved glycaemic measures in adults with type-2 diabetes on metformin.

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