The peptide is amplifying a signal that is already there
"Valproate sodium injection"
Morton points to retatrutide, a weekly injection from Eli Lilly currently in clinical development for obesity and type 2 diabetes, as an example
For example, a months supply of generic Victoza [archived link] costs around $700 [archived link]
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 26:481487 Liu T, Deng K, Xue Y, Yang R, Yang R, Gong Z, Tang M (2022) Carnitine and depression
Small but consistent improvements in blood pressure Across studies, GLP-1 receptor agonists tend to reduce systolic blood pressure by a few points on average