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Metabolic

Survodutide

Also called BI 456906

InjectableEvidence AOnce a week
Half-life
144hours
Typical vial
5 / 10mg
Research amounts
0.6–4.8mg

per administration

Common schedule
Once a week
Tested in people

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

Work out your draw

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

3 mL cartridge · 300 units loaded36units dialled
Concentration
1.67mg/mL
Volume per draw
0.36mL
Units to dial
36
Doses per cartridge
8

Vial label

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Published research contexts for Survodutide describe 0.64.8 mg per administration. Descriptive only, not a recommendation.

About 6 days, with high albumin binding; supports once-weekly dosing.

Dosing schedule

How Survodutide 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 1–4Lowest maintenance arm and the starting step; escalation limits gastrointestinal load.0.6 mgOnce weeklySubQ
Step up2.4 mgOnce weeklySubQ
Step up3.6 mgOnce weeklySubQ
Highest armHighest maintenance in the phase-2 trial; reached by stepwise titration only as tolerated.4.8 mgOnce weeklySubQ

Modelled level — once a week

1× is the peak after a single dose.

Steady-state peak
1.74× single dose

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

Time to steady state
30.0days

About five half-lives

Administrations
1/ week

Where these numbers come from

  • le Roux CW et al., Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2024;12:162Phase-2 dose-finding of the GLP-1/glucagon dual agonist survodutide; weekly maintenance arms of 0.6, 2.4, 3.6 and 4.8 mg over 46 weeks in adults with obesity.

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